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^Book of Officer 



THE DAY-HOURS 



LITANIES AND OTHER DEVOTIONS. 

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Compiled for the Use of the 



COMMUNITY OF THE HOLY NAME, 



DIOCESE OF MASSACHUSETTS. 



THE LIBRARY 
OF COMOJtEll 

WASHINGTON 



COPYRIGHTED 1886, 
BY 

KATHERINE E. Peirce. 



Mills, Knight & Co., Printers, 115 Congress Street, Boston. 



PREFACE. 



In preparing a Book of Hours for the Community of the Holy 
Name, the first intention was merely to simplify to some extent the 
ancient Offices. Experimental use, however, suggested various 
changes ; and while Prime, None and Compline have retained the 
old form, the desire to use the Morning and Evening Prayer set 
forth by the Church led to Terce and Vespers being devoted to those 
services. Sext also was set apart as the especial hour for Litanies 
— the Litany used being always preceded by the Versicles, Responses, 
and prayers of the Sixth Hour. Again, the wish, on the part of 
those who were to use the book, to make the Gloria in excelsis the 
Hymn of Dawn, according to the probable use of the early Christians, 
led to that hymn becoming the central feature of the short office 
of Lauds. No apologies are needed for these alterations, as it was 
manifestly allowable for the Community (with the consent of its 
Superiors) to consult the wishes of its members in the formation 
of an Office-Book prepared solely for them. The book grew gradu- 
ally into its present form, is satisfactory to those who use it, and 
may perhaps be of service to others than those for whom it was 
originally intended. 

In compiling the Office-Book, many sources have been drawn from. 
The Litany for the Church is in great part a re-arrangement of that 
contained in the " Treasury of Devotion;" while material for 
the Office of the Holy Ghost was found in "Litanies and other 
Offices," edited by Canon Carter. From the latter source came 
also almost entirely the Preparation for, and Thanksgiving after, 
Holy Communion. 

The Collects are nearly all taken from the old Service-Books — 



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PREFACE . 



the Sacramentaries of Leo, Gelasius and Gregory, the Mozarabic and 
Sarum Missals, and the ancient Eastern Liturgies. The translation is 
generally that of Canon Bright. Some of the Canon's own collects, 
which imitate so successfully their beautiful ancient models, have 
also been made use of, as well as a few prayers of Jeremy Taylor, 
Bishop Cosin and others. 

Care has of course been taken, in the selection of Psalms — 
whether for the days of the week, the Church's Seasons, or for Holy 
Days — to retain such as the use of the Catholic Church, in one or 
more of its branches, has ever pointed out as the fittest. The 
"Treasury of the Psalter," compiled by the Rev. Geo. P. Huntington 
and the Rev. Henry A. Metcalf, was a valuable aid in determining 
such use. 



TVhitsux-tide, 1886. 



CONTENTS. 



Hours . . . ..... 3-39 

The Service Proper of the Seasons . . . .39 

The Service Common of Saints .... 123 

The Service Proper of Holy-Days .... 128 

Ember-Days ....... 142 

Office of the Holy Ghost ..... 143 

Office and Litany for the Church . . . 147 

Preparation for Holy Communion .... 152 

Thanksgiving after Holy Communion . . . 156 

Prayers and Thanksgivings ..... 100 

The Collects ....... 162 



THE DAY-HOURS 

OF THE 

Community of the Holy Name. 



LAUDS. 

V. The Lord is high above 
all people. 

E. And His glory above the 
heavens. 

V. God, make speed to 
save us. 

E. Lord, make haste to 
help us. 

V. Glory be to the Father, 
and to the Son, and to the 
Holy Ghost ; 

E. As it was in the begin- 
ning, is now, and ever shall be, 
world without end. Amen. 

Gloria in excelsis Deo. 

Glory be to God on high, 
and on earth peace, good will 
towards men. We praise Thee, 
we bless Thee, we worship 
Thee, we glorify Thee, we give 
thanks to Thee for Thy great 
glory, Lord God, Heavenly 
King, God the Father Al- 
mighty. 

Lord, the Only-Begotten 
Son, Jesus Christ; Lord God, 
Lamb of God, Son of the Fa- 
ther, that takest away the sins 
of the world, have mercy upon 
us. Thou that takest away the 
sins of the world, have mercy 



upon us. Thou that takest 
away the sins of the world, re- 
ceive our prayer. Thou that 
sittest at the right hand of God 
the Father, have mercy upon 
us. 

For Thou only art Holy; 
Thou only art the Lord; Thou 
only, Christ, with the Holy 
Ghost, art most high in the 
glory of God the Father. 
Amen. 

V. The Lord be with you. 
E. And with thy spirit. 

Let us pray. 

Our Father, Who art in Hea- 
ven, Hallowed be Thy Name. 
Thy Kingdom come. Thy Will 
be done on earth, as it is in 
Heaven. Give us this day our 
daily bread. And forgive us our 
trespasses, as we forgive those 
who trespass against us. And 
lead us not into temptation; 
But deliver us from evil. 
Amen. 

From the night our spirit 
awaketh unto Thee, God, 
for Thy precepts are a light 
unto us. Teach us, Lord, 
Thy righteousness, Thy com- 
mandments, and Thy judg- 
ments. Enlighten the eyes of 



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LAUDS. 



our mind that we sleep not in 
sins unto death. Drive away 
all darkness from our heart. 
Vouchsafe to us the Sun of 
Righteousness. Guard our 
life from all reproach by the 
seal of Thy Holy Spirit. 
Guide our steps into the way 
of peace. Grant us to pass 
this day in gladness, without 
stumbling and without stain ; 
that reaching the eventide in I 
safety, we may praise Thee, 
the Eternal King; through 
Thy mercy, Blessed Lord 
God, Who dost live and govern 
all things, world without end. 
Amen. 

V. Blot out, Lord, we 
pray Thee, as a cloud, our 
transgressions ; 

R. And as the thickness of 
the morning cloud our sins. 

V. Grant us to walk as 
children of light ; 

R. Soberly, purely, and 
honestly, as in the day. 

V. Let our bodies be safe 
under Thy protection ; 

R. And defend us under the 
shadow of Thy wings from the 
arrow that flieth by day, and 
from the sickness that de- 
stroyed at noonday. 

V. Deliver us, Lord, from 
our spiritual enemies ; 

R. For we flee unto Thee 
to hide us. 

V. Keep us, Lord, and 
deliver us ; 



R. For we have put our 
trust in Thee. 

Shine into our hearts, 
loving Master, by the pure 
light of the knowledge of 
Thyself. Open the eyes of 
our mind to the contempla- 
tion of Thine Evangelic teach- 
ing, and put into us the fear 
of Thy blessed command- 
ments; that, trampling down 
all carnal appetites, we may 
follow a spiritual life, think- 
ing and doing all things ac- 
cording to Thy good pleasure. 
Eor Thou art our sanctification 
and our illumination, and to 
Thee we render glory, with 
the Father and the Holy 
Spirit, now and ever, and un- 
to ages of ages. Amen. 

God, Who didst ordain 
Thine Only-Begotten Son to 
be the Saviour of mankind, 
and didst command that His 
name should be called JESITS; 
mercifully grant that as we do 
love and honour His Holy 
Xanie on earth, so we may 
evermore enjoy the Vision of 
Him in Heaven ; through the 
same Thy Son Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 

Collect for the day. 

V. The Lord be with you. 
R. And with thy spirit. 
V. Bless we the Lord. 
R. Thanks be to God. 



PRIME. 



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Note — That from Christmas- 
Day until the Octave of the 
Epiphany, inclusive, Lauds 
shall begin: V. Christ is 
among us ! E. He is and will 
be ! and from Easter-Day 
until Low Sunday, inclu- 
sive : V. Christ is risen ! 
E. He is risen indeed ! 
During those seasons: V. 
The Lord is high above all 
people. E. And His glory 
above the heavens, is to be 
omitted. 

PRIME. 
SUNDAY. 

V. God, make speed to 
save us. 

E. Lord, make haste to 
help us. 

V. Glory be to the Father, 
and to the Son, and to the 
Holy Ghost ; 

E. As it was in the begin- 
ning, is now, and ever shall 
be, world without end. Amen. 

V. Early in the morning will 
I make my prayer unto Thee, 
Lord, and will look up. 

E. Thou that hearest 
prayer, unto Thee shall all 
flesh come. 

Hymn, 

Antiphon. This is the Day 
which the Lord hath made : 

Ps. lxiii. Deus, Deus meus. 

1 God, Thou art my God : 
early will I seek Thee. 

2 My soul thirsteth for 



Thee, my flesh also longeth 
after Thee : in a barren and 
dry land where no water is. 

3 Thus have I looked for 
Thee in holiness : that I might 
behold Thy power and glory. 

4 For Thy loving-kindness 
is better than the life itself : 
my lips shall praise Thee. 

5 As long as I live will I mag- 
nify Thee in this manner : and 
lift up my hands in Thy Name. 

6 My soul shall be satisfied 
even as it were with marrow 
and fatness : when my mouth 
praiseth Thee with joyful lips. 

7 Have I not remembered 
Thee in my bed : and thought 
upon Thee when I was waking. 

8 Because Thou hast been 
my helper : therefore under 
the shadow of Thy wings will 
I rejoice. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Ps. iii. Domine, quid multipli- 
cati ? 

1 Lord how are they in- 
creased that trouble me : many 
are they that rise against me. 

2 Many one there be that 
say of my soul : there is no 
help for him in his God. 

3 But Thou, Lord, art 
my defender : Thou art my 
worship, and the lifter-up of 
my head. 

4 I did call upon the Lord 
with my voice : and He heard 
me out of His holy hill. 

5 I laid me down and slept, 
and rose up again : for the 
Lord sustained me. 



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PRIME. 



Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Ps. cxviii. Confitemini Dom- 
ino. 

1 give thanks unto the 
Lord, for He is gracious : 
because His mercy endureth 
for ever. 

2 Let Israel now confess 
that He is gracious : and 
that His mercy endureth for 
ever. 

3 Let the house of Aaron 
now confess : that His mercy 
endureth for ever. 

4 Yea. let them now that 
fear the Lord confess : that 
His mercy endureth for ever. 

5 I called upon the Lord in 
trouble : and the Lord heard 
me at large. 

6 The Lord is on my side : 
I will not fear what man doeth 
unto me. 

7 The Lord taketh my 
part with them that help me : 
therefore shall I see my de- 
sire upon mine enemies. 

8 It is better to trust in 
the Lord : than to put any 
confidence in man. 

9 It is better to trust in 
the Lord : than to put any 
confidence in princes. 

10 All nations compassed 
me round about : but in the 
ZS ame of the Lord will I de- 
stroy them. 

11 They kept me in on 
every side, they kept me in, 
I say, on every side : but in 
the Xame of the Lord will I 
destroy them. 



12 They came about me like 
bees, and are extinct even as 
the fire among the thorns : 

; for in the Xame of the Lord 
I I will destroy them. 

13 Thou hast thrust sore at 
me that I might fall : but the 

! Lord was my help. 

14 The Lord is my strength, 
| and my song : and is become 

my salvation. 

15 The voice of joy and 
I health is in the dwellings of 

the righteous : the right hand 
of the Lord bringeth mighty 
things to pass. 

16 The right hand of the 
Lord hath the pre-eminence : 

| the right hand of the Lord 
bringeth mighty things to 
pass. 

17 I shall not die, but live : 
and declare the works of the 
Lord. 

18 The Lord hath chastened 
and corrected me : but He hath 
not given me over unto 
death. 

19 Open me the gates of 
righteousness : that I may go 
into them, and give thanks 
unto the Lord. 

20 This is the gate of the 
Lord : the righteous shall 
enter into it. 

21 I will thank Thee, for 
Thou hast heard me : and art 
become my salvation. 

22 The same Stone which 
the builders refused : is be- 
come the Head-Stone in the 
corner. 

23 This is the Lord's doing : 



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and it is marvellous in our 
eyes. 

24 This is the Day which 
the Lord hath made : we will 
rejoice and be glad in it. 

25 Help me now, Lord : 
Lord, send us now prosperity. 

26 Blessed be He that com- 
eth in the Name of the Lord : 
we have wished you good 
luck, ye that are of the house 
of the Lord. 

27 God is the Lord, who 
hath showed us light : bind the 
sacrifice with cords, yea, even 
unto the horns of the altar. 

28 Thou art my God, and I 
will thank Thee : Thou art my 
God, and I will praise Thee. 

29 give thanks unto the 
Lord, for He is gracious : and 
His mercy endureth for ever. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

If there ~be proper Psalms for 
the Day or Season, they 
shall be used here. 

Ps. cxxii. Lo3tatus sum. 

1 I was glad when they said 
unto me : we will go into the 
house of the Lord. 

2 Our feet shall stand in 
Thy gates : O Jerusalem. 

3 Jerusalem is built as a 
city : that is at unity in itself. 

4 For thither the tribes go 
up, even the tribes of the 
Lord : to testify unto Israel, 
to give thanks unto the ISTame 
of the Lord. 

5 For there is the seat of 
judgment : even the seat of 
the house of David. 



6 pray for the peace of 
Jerusalem : they shall pros- 
per that love Thee. 

7 Peace be within thy walls : 
and plenteousness within Thy 
palaces. 

8 For my brethren and com- 
panions' sake : I will wish 
thee prosperity. 

9 Yea, because of the house 
of the Lord our God : I will 
seek to do thee good. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Antiphon. This is the Day 
which the Lord hath made : 
we will rejoice and be glad in 
it. 

The Chapter, S. Luke xxiv. 1. 

Now upon the first day of 
the week, very early in the 
morning, they came unto the 
sepulchre, bringing the spices 
which they had prepared, and 
certain others with them, and 
they found the stone rolled 
away from the sepulchre ; and 
they entered in, and found not 
the Body of the Lord Jesus. 
And it came to pass, as they 
were much perplexed there- 
about, behold, two men stood 
by them in shining garments. 
And as they were afraid, and 
bowed down their faces to the 
earth, they said unto them : 
Why seek ye the Living 
among the dead ? He is not 
here, but is risen. 

E. Thanks be to Thee, 
Lord, for this Thy glorious 
Gospel. 



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PRIME. 



Benedictus. S. Luke, i. 68. 

Blessed be the Lord God of 
Israel : for He hath visited 
and redeemed His people ; 

And hath raised up a mighty 
salvation for us : in the house 
of His servant David ; 

As He spake by the mouth 
of His holy Prophets : which 
have been since the world 
began ; 

That we should be saved 
from our enemies : and from 
the hand of all that hate us ; 

To perform the mercy prom- 
ised to our forefathers : and 
to remember His holy Cove- 
nant ; 

To perform the oath which 
He sware to our forefather 
Abraham : that He would give 
us ; 

That we being delivered out 
of the hand of our enemies : 
might serve Him without fear; 

In holiness and righteous- 
ness before Him : all the days 
of our life. 

And thou, Child, shalt be 
called the Prophet of the 
Highest : for thou shalt go 
before the face of the Lord to 
prepare His ways ; 

To give knowledge of sal- 
vation unto His people : for 
the remission of their sins, 

Through the tender mercy 
of our God : whereby the Day- 
Spring from on high hath 
visited us ; 

To give light to them that 
sit in darkness, and in the 



shadow of death : and to guide 
our feet into the way of peace. 
Glory be to the Father, &c. 

V. Let Thy loving-kindness 
come also unto us, Lord. 

E. Even Thy salvation, ac- 
cording to Thy word. 

V. Lord, hear our prayer. 

E. And let our cry come 
unto Thee. 

V. The Lord be with you. 

E. And with thy spirit. 

Let us pray. 
Lord, have mercy upon us. 
Christ, have mercy upon us. 
Lord, have mercy upon us. 

Our Father, &c. 

Lord, we beseech Thee, let 
Thy favour be present to us 
who supplicate Thee ; that 
what by Thy inspiration we 
faithfully ask, by Thy speedy 
bounty we may obtain, through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Here shall be used the Collects 
for the Day or Season. 

We give Thee thanks, Lord 
God of our salvation, Who 
doest all things for the good 
of our life, that Thou hast re- 
freshed us in the night past, 
and raised us up from our beds, 
and brought us to worship Thy 
glorious i!same. Wherefore 
we beseech Thee, Lord, give 
us grace and power that we 
may be accounted worthy to 
sing praise to Thee with un- 
derstanding, and to pray to 



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Thee without ceasing, in fear 
and trembling working out 
our own salvation, through the 
aid of Thy Christ. Amen. 

V. Blot out, Lord, we 
pray Thee, as a cloud, our 
transgressions ; 

E. And as the thickness of 
the morning cloud our sins. 

V. Grant us to walk as 
children of light ; 

E. Soberly, purely, and hon- 
estly, as in the day. 

V. Let our bodies be safe 
under Thy protection ; 

E. And defend us under the 
shadow of Thy wings from 
the arrow that flieth by day, 
and from the sickness that 
destroyeth at noonday. 

V. Deliver us, Lord, from 
our spiritual enemies, 

E. For we flee unto Thee 
to hide us. 

V. Teach us to do the thing 
that pleaseth Thee ; for Thou 
art our God. 

E. Let Thy loving Spirit 
lead us forth into the land of 
righteousness. 

God, Who on the first 
day of the week didst sanctify 
Thy Church by the outpour- 
ing of the Holy Spirit ; shed 
abroad throughout the whole 
world the same gift of the 
Holy Ghost; that the work 
wrought by Divine goodness 
at the first preaching of the 
Gospel, may now also be 
extended among believing 



hearts ; through J esus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 

Note — That on Whitsun-Day 
the preceding Collect shall 
begin : God, Who as on 
this day didst sanctify, &c. 

Veni Creator Spiritus. 
Come, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire, 
And lighten with celestial fire. 
Thou the anointing Spirit art, 
Who dost Thy seven-fold gifts im- 
part. 

Thy blessed Unction from above 
Is comfort, life, and fire of love. 
Enable with perpetual light 
The dulness of our blinded sight. 
Anoint and cheer our soiled face 
With the abundance of Thy grace. 
Keep far our foes, give peace at 
home : 

Where Thou art Guide, no ill can 
come. 

Teach us to know the Father, Son, 
And Thee, of Both, to be but One. 
That through the ages all along, 
This may be our endless song : 
Praise to Thy eternal merit, 
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen. 

God Who makest us glad 
with the weekly remembrance 
of the glorious Eesurrection 
of Thy Son our Lord ; vouch- 
safe us this day such a bless- 
ing through Thy worship, 
that the days which follow it 
may be spent in Thy favour ; 
through the same Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 

Note — That on Easter-Day 
the preceding Collect shall 
begin : God, Who makest 
us glad with the joyful re- 
membrance, &c. 



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PRIME. 



Bless, we beseech Thee, 
Lord, Thy whole Clergy, that 
they may handle Thy holy 
things with holiness, and be 
pleasing to Thee, Who art our 
Priest for ever. Amen. 

Grant, Lord, to Thy ser- 
vant whom Thou hast set over 
Thy flock in this diocese, the 
spirit of counsel and. might, 
the spirit of wisdom and 
piety ; that through the holy 
walk and conversation of their 
Bishop the devotion of the 
faithful may increase, and 
that the salvation of the flock 
may be the joy and crown of 
the shepherd ; through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

God of unchangeable pow- 
er and eternal light, look 
favourably on Thy whole 
Church, that wonderful and 
sacred mystery ; and, by the 
tranquil operation of Thy 
perpetual Providence, carry 
out the work of man's salva- 
tion ; and let the whole world 
feel and see that things which 
were cast down are being 
raised up, and things which 
had grown old are being made 
new, and all things are return- 
ing to perfection through Him 
from Whom they took their 
origin, even through our Lord 
Jesus Christ. Amen. 

God, Who art Peace ever- 
lasting, Whose chosen reward 
is the gift of peace, and Who 
hast taught us that the peace- 



makers are Thy children ; pour 
Thy sweet peace into our souls, 
that everything discordant 
may utterly vanish, and all 
that makes for peace be sweet 
to us for ever. Grant it for 
His sake Who is the Prince 
of Peace, even our Lord Jesus 
Christ. Amen. 

Heb. xiii. 20. 

May the God of Peace, Who 
brought again from the dead 
our Lord Jesus, that great 
Shepherd of the sheep, through 
the blood of the everlasting 
covenant, make us perfect in 
every good work to do His 
will, working in us that which 
is well-pleasing in His sight, 
through Jesus Christ, to 
Whom be glory for ever and 
ever. Amen. 

Or this. 

May our Lord Jesus Christ, 
by the power of His glorious 
Eesurrection, make us par- 
takers of the resurrection of 
the just. Amen. 

Saints' Days. 

The King of Eternal Glory 
make us partakers of the in- 
heritance of the Saints in 
light. Amen. 



PRIME. 

Daily, excepting Sunday. 

V. God, make speed to 
save us. 



PRIME. 



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E. Lord, make haste to 
help us. 

V. Glory be to the Father, 
&c. 

E. As it was in the begin- 
ning, &c. 

V. My voice shalt Thou 
hear betimes in the morning, 
Lord. 

E. Early in the morning 
will I direct my prayer unto 
Thee, and will look up. 

V. Blessed art Thou, 
Lord my God, and the God of 
my fathers, 

E. Who turnest the shadow 
of death into the morning, and 
renewest the face of the earth. 

V. Who scatterest the dark- 
ness by the return of light, 

E. And commandest night 
to give place to day. 

V. Who hast unlocked mine 
eyes from sleep, and mine eye- 
lids from slumber, 

E. Who makest the out- 
goings of the morning and 
evening to praise Thee. 

Hymn. 

Antiphon. — From the Octave 
of Epiphany to Septuagesi- 
ma : Every day will I give 
thanks unto Thee : From 
Trinity to Advent: Holy, 
Holy, Holy : Friday : For 
Thy Name's sake, Lord : 

Ps. lxiii. Deus, Deus mens. 
As in the Sunday Prime, 
p. 5. 



[ On Fridays, and daily during 
Advent and Lent, instead of 
Ps. lxiii. shall be used 

Ps. cxxx. De profundis. 

1 Out of the deep have I 
called unto Thee, Lord : 
Lord, hear my voice. 

2 let Thine ears consider 
well : the voice of my com- 
plaint. 

3 If Thou, Lord, wilt be 
extreme to mark what is done 
amiss : Lord, who may abide 
it? 

4 For there is mercy with 
Thee : therefore shalt Thou 
be feared. 

5 I look for the Lord ; my 
soul doth wait for Him : in 
His word is my trust. 

6 My soul fleeth unto the 
Lord : before the morning 
watch ; I say, before the morn- 
ing watch. 

7 Israel, trust in the Lord, 
for with the Lord there is 
mercy : and with Him is plen- 
teous redemption. 

8 And He shall redeem Is- 
rael : from all his sins. 

Glory be to the Father, &c] 

Ps. iii. Domine, quid multi- 
plieati? 

As in the Sunday Prime, p. 5. 

If there be Proper Psalms for 
the Day or Season, they shall 
be used here, and the Psalm 
for the day of the week may 
be omitted. 



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PRIME . 



MONDAY. 

Ps. ciii. Benedic, anima mea. 

1 Praise the Lord, my 
soul : and all that is within 
me, praise His Holy Kame. 

2 Praise the Lord, my 
soul : and forget not all His 
benefits. 

3 Who f orgiveth all thy sin : 
and healeth all thine infirmi- 
ties. 

4 Who saveth thy life from 
destruction : and crowneth 
thee with mercy and loving- 
kindness ; 

5 Who satisfieth thy mouth 
with good things : making 
thee young and lusty as an 
eagle. 

6 The Lord executeth right- 
eousness and judgment : for 
all them that are oppressed 
with wrong. 

7 He shewed His ways un- 
to Moses : His works unto the 
children of Israel. 

8 The Lord is full of 
compassion and mercy : long- 
suffering, and of great good- 
ness. 

9 He will not always be 
chiding : neither keepeth He 
His anger for ever. 

10 He hath not dealt with 
us after our sins : nor reward- 
ed us according to our wicked- 
nesses. 

11 For look how high the 
heaven is in comparison of the 
earth : so great is His mercy 
also toward them that fear 
Him. 



12 Look how wide also the 
east is from the west : so far 
hath He set our sins from us. 

13 Yea, like as a father 
pitieth his own children : even 
so is the Lord merciful unto 
them that fear Him. 

14 For He knoweth where- 
of we are made : He remem- 
bereth that we are but dust. 

15 The days of man are but 
as grass : for he flour isheth 
as a flower of the field. 

16 For as soon as the wind 
goeth over it, it is gone : and 
the place thereof shall know 
it no more. 

17 But the merciful good- 
ness of the Lord endureth for 
ever and ever upon them that 
fear Him : and His righteous- 
ness upon children's children ; 

18 Even upon such as keep 
His covenant : and think upon 
His commandments to do 
them. 

19 The Lord hath prepared 
His seat in Heaven : and His 
kingdom ruleth over all. 

20 praise the Lord, ye 
angels of His, ye that excel in 
strength : ye that fulfil His 
commandment, and hearken 
unto the voice of His word. 

21 praise the Lord, all ye 
His hosts : ye servants of His 
that do His pleasure. 

22 speak good of the 
Lord, all ye works of His, in 
all places of His dominion : 
praise thou the Lord, my 
soul. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 



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TUESDAY. 

Ps. xliii. Judica me, Deus. 

1 Give sentence with me, 
God, and defend my canse 
against the ungodly people : 

deliver me from the deceit- 
ful and wicked man. 

2 For Thou art the God of 
my strength, why hast Thou 
put me from Thee : and why 
go I so heavily, while the 
enemy oppresseth me ? 

3 send out Thy light and 
Thy truth, that they may lead 
me : and bring me unto Thy 
holy hill, and to Thy dwell- 
ing. 

4 And that I may go unto 
the Altar of God, even unto 
the God of my joy and glad- 
ness : and upon the harp will 

1 give thanks unto Thee, 
God, my God. 

5 Why art thou so heavy, 
my soul : and why art thou 
so disquieted within me ? 

6 put thy trust in God : 
for I will yet give Him thanks, 
which is the help of my coun- 
tenance, and my God. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 



WEDNESDAY. 

Ps. xiii. Usque quo, Domine? 

1 How long wilt Thou for- 
get me, Lord, for ever : how 
long wilt Thou hide Thy face 
from me ? 

2 How long shall I seek 
counsel in my soul, and be so 
vexed in my heart : how long 



shall mine enemies triumph 
over me ? 

3 Consider, and hear me, 
Lord my God : lighten mine 
eyes, that I sleep not in death. 

4 Lest mine enemy say, I 
have prevailed against him : 
for if I be cast down, they that 
trouble me will rejoice at it. 

5 But my trust is in Thy 
mercy : and my heart is joy- 
ful in Thy salvation. 

6 I will sing of the Lord, 
because He hath dealt so lov- 
ingly with me : yea, I will 
praise the Name of the Lord 
most Highest. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 



THURSDAY. 

Ps. xxiii. Dominus regit me, 

1 The Lord is my Shepherd : 
therefore can I lack nothing. 

2 He shall feed me in a 
green pasture : and lead me 
forth beside the waters of 
comfort. 

3 He shall convert my soul : 
and bring me forth in the 
paths of righteousness for 
His Name's sake. 

4 Yea, though I walk 
through the valley of the 
shadow of death, I will fear 
no evil : for Thou art with 
me; Thy rod and Thy staff 
comfort me. 

5 Thou shalt prepare a 
Table before me against them 
that trouble me : Thou hast 
anointed my head with oil, 
and my cup shall be full. 



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PRIME. 



6 But Thy loving-kindness 
and mercy shall follow me all 
the days of my life : and I 
will dwell in the house of the 
Lord for ever. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 



FRIDAY. 

Ps. xxii. Deus, Deus mens. 

1 My God, My God, look 
upon me ; why hast Thou for- 
saken Me : and art so far 
from My health, and from the 
words of My complaint ? 

2 My God, I cry in the 
day-time, but Thou hearest 
not : and in the night-season 
also I take no rest. 

3 And Thou continuest holy: 
Thou worship of Israel. 

4 Our fathers hoped in 
Thee : they trusted in Thee, 
and Thou didst deliver them. 

5 They called upon Thee, 
and were holpen : they put 
their trust in Thee, and were 
not confounded. 

6 But as for Me, I am a 
worm, and no man : a very 
scorn of men, and the outcast 
of the people. 

7 All they that see Me 
laugh Me to scorn : they shoot 
out their lips, and shake their 
heads, saying, 

8 He trusted in God, that 
He would deliver him : let 
Him deliver him, if He will 
have him. 

9 But Thou art He that 
took Me out of My mother's 
womb : Thou wast My hope, 



while I hanged yet upon My 
mother's breasts. 

10 I have been left unto 
Thee ever since I was born : 
Thou art My God even from 
My mother's womb. 

11 go not far from Me, 
for trouble is hard at hand : 
and there is none to help Me. 

12 Many oxen are come 
about Me : fat bulls of Basan 
close Me in on every side. 

13 They gape upon Me with 
their mouths : as it were a 
ramping and a roaring lion. 

14 I am poured out like 
water, and all My bones are 
out of joint : My heart also in 
the midst of My body is even 
like melting wax. 

15 My strength is dried up 
like a potsherd, and My 
tongue cleaveth to My gums : 
and Thou shalt bring Me into 
the dust of death. 

16 For many dogs are come 
about Me : and the council 
of the wicked layeth siege 
against Me. 

17 They pierced My hands 
and My feet ; I may tell all 
My bones : they stand staring 
and looking upon Me. 

18 They part My garments 
among them : and cast lots 
upon My vesture. 

19 But be not Thou far 
from Me, Lord : Thou art 
My succour, haste Thee to 
help Me. 

20 Deliver My soul from 
the sword : My darling from 
the power of the dog. 



PRIME, 



15 



21 Save Me from the lion's 
mouth : Thou hast heard Me 
also from among the horns of 
the unicorns. 

22 I will declare Thy Name 
unto My brethren : in the 
midst of the congregation will 
I praise Thee. 

23 praise the Lord, ye 
that fear Him : magnify Him, 
all ye of the seed of Jacob, and 
fear Him, all ye seed of Israel. 

24 For He hath not despised, 
nor abhorred, the low estate 
of the poor : He hath not hid 
His face from him, but when 
he called unto Him He heard 
him. 

25 My praise is of Thee in 
the great congregation : my 
vows will I perform in the 
sight of them that fear Him. 

26 The poor shall eat, and 
be satisfied : they that seek 
after the Lord shall praise 
Him; your heart shall live 
for ever. 

27 All the ends of the world 
shall remember themselves, 
and be turned unto the Lord : 
and all the kindreds of the 
nations shall worship before 
Him. 

28 For the kingdom is the 
Lord's : and He is the Gover- 
nor among the people. 

29 All such as be fat upon 
earth : have eaten and wor- 
shipped. 

30 All they that go down 
into the dust shall kneel 
before Him : and no man hath 
quickened his own soul. 



31 My seed shall serve Him : 
they shall be counted unto the 
Lord for a generation. 

32 They shall come, and the 
heavens shall declare His 
righteousness : unto a people 
that shall be born, whom the 
Lord hath made. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 



SATURDAY. 

Ps. xc. Domine, refugium. 

1 Lord, Thou hast been our 
Refuge : from one generation 
to another. 

2 Before the mountains 
were brought forth, or ever 
the earth and the world were 
made : Thou art God from 
everlasting, and world with- 
out end. 

3 Thou turnest man to 
destruction : again Thou say- 
est, Come again, ye children 
of men. 

4 For a thousand years in 
Thy sight are but as yester- 
day : seeing that is past as a 
watch in the night. 

5 As soon as Thou scatterest 
them they are even as a sleep : 
and fade away suddenly like 
grass. 

6 In the morning it is green, 
and groweth up : but in the 
evening it is cut down, dried 
up, and withered. 

7 For we consume away in 
Thy displeasure : and are 
afraid at Thy wrathful indig- 
nation. 

8 Thou hast set our mis- 



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deeds before Thee : and our 
secret sins in the light of Thy 
countenance. 

9 For when Thou art angry 
all our days are gone : we 
bring our years to an end, as 
it were a tale that is told. 

10 The days of our age are 
threescore years and ten ; and 
though men be so strong that 
they come to fourscore years : 
yet is their strength then but 
labour and sorrow; so soon 
passeth it away, and we are 
gone. 

11 But who regardeth the 
power of Thy wrath : for even 
thereafter as a man feareth, 
so is Thy displeasure. 

12 So teach us to number 
our days : that we may apply 
our hearts unto wisdom. 

13 Turn Thee again, 
Lord, at the last : and be 
gracious unto Thy servants. 

14 satisfy us with Thy 
mercy, and that soon : so 
shall we rejoice and be glad 
all the days of our life. 

15 Comfort us again now 
after the time that Thou hast 
plagued us : and for the years 
wherein we have suffered ad- 
versity. 

16 Shew Thy servants Thy 
work : and their children Thy 
glory. 

17 And the glorious Majesty 
of the Lord our God be upon 
us : prosper Thou the work 
of our hands upon us ; pros- 
per Thou our handy-work. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 



DAILY. 

Ps. cxix. 33. Legem pone. 

33 Teach me, Lord, the 
way of Thy statutes : and I 
shall keep it unto the end. 

34 Give me undestanding, 
and I shall keep Thy law : yea, 
I shall keep it with my whole 
heart. 

35 Make me to go in the 
path of Thy commandments : 
for therein is my desire. 

36 Incline my heart unto 
I Thy testimonies : and not to 

covetousness. 

37 turn away mine eyes, 
lest they behold vanity : and 
quicken Thou me in Thy 
way. 

38 stablish Thy word in 
Thy servant : that I may fear 
Thee. 

39 Take away the rebuke 
that I am afraid of : for Thy 
judgments are good. 

40 Behold, my delight is in 
Thy commandments : quick- 
en me in Thy righteousness. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Antiphon. — From the Octave 
of Epiphany to Septuagesi- 
ma : Every day will I give 
thanks unto Thee : and 
praise Thy Name for ever 
and ever. From Trinity to 
Advent : Holy, Holy, Holy : 
Lord God Almighty, Which 
was, and is, and is to come. 
Friday: For Thy Name's 
sake, Lord : be merciful 
unto my sin ; for it is great. 



PRIME. 



17 



The Chapter, Isa. xliii. 2, and 
xli. 10. 

To be used from the Octave of 
the Epiphany until Septua- 
gesim.a, and from the Octave 
of Trinity- Sunday until Ad- 
vent. 

When thou passest through 
the waters, I will be with thee ; 
and through the rivers, they 
shall not overflow thee ; when 
thou walkest through the fire 
thou shalt not be burned, 
neither shall the flame kindle 
upon thee. For I am the Lord 
thy God, the Holy One of 
Israel, thy Saviour. Fear thou 
not, for I am with thee ; be not 
dismayed, for I am Thy God ; 
I will strengthen thee ; yea, I 
will help thee ; yea, I will up- 
hold thee with the right hand 
of my righteousness. 

E. Thanks be to God. 

[On Friday, instead of the 
above, shall be used the fol- 
lowing 

Chapter, S. Mark xv. 12. 

Pilate answered and said 
again unto them, What will 
ye then that I shall do unto 
him whom ye call the King of 
the Jews. And they cried out 
again, Crucify him. And Pi- 
late saith unto them, Why, 
what evil hath he done ? And 
they cried out the more ex- 
ceedingly, Crucify him. And 
so Pilate, willing to content 
the people, released Barabbas 



unto them, and delivered 
J esus, when he had scourged 
Him, to be crucified. 

E. Lamb of God, that 
takest away the sins of the 
world, have mercy upon us. 

V. God spared not His own 
Son, 

E. But freely gave Him up 
for us all. 

V. As a sheep before her 
shearers is dumb, 

E. So He opened not His 
mouth. 

V. The chastisement of our 
peace was upon Him, 

E. And with His stripes we 
are healed. 

V. For the transgression of 
His people was He stricken. 

E. The Lord hath laid on 
Him the iniquity of us all.] 

Benedictus, p. 8. 

V. Let Thy loving-kindness 
come also unto us, Lord. 

E. Even Thy salvation, ac- 
cording to Thy word. 

V. Lord, hear our prayer. 

E. And let our cry come 
unto Thee. 

V. The Lord be with you. 

E. And with thy spirit. 

Let us pray. 

Lord, have mercy upon us. 
Christ, have mercy upon us. 
Lord, have mercy upon us. 

Our Father, &c. 



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PRIME. 



Let the prayers of Thy sup- 
pliants, Lord, come up to 
the ears of Thy mercy ; and 
that we may obtain what we 
ask, make us ever to ask what 
pleases Thee ; through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Here shall be used the Collects 
for the Day or Season. 

We give Thee thanks, Holy 
Lord, Father Almighty, Ever- 
lasting God, Who hast been 
pleased to bring us through 
the night to the hours of 
morning. We pray thee to 
grant us to pass this day 
without sin, so that at even- 
tide we may again give thanks 
to Thee ; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 



WEDNESDAY. 

Lord God Almighty, Who, 
to redeem lost man, didst de- 
liver up Thine only Son to be 
betrayed and sold by one of 
His own disciples and familiar 
friends into the hands of His 
most malicious enemies ; grant 
us, by the help of Thy Holy 
Spirit, always to detest and 
abhor our own sins, which 
were not less the occasion of 
His death than the traitor 
Judas; and mercifully grant 
that we may never fall from 
Thee, nor be led to act 
treacherously one to another, 
through covetousness or any 
other temptation; but that 
we may persevere steadfastly 
unto the end, and under all 



trials, in the fellowship of 
Thy Word and Spirit, and in 
the Communion of all Saints ; 
through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 



FRIDAY. 

Father of mercies, Whose 
Blessed Son was crucified for 
us, the Just for the unjust, to 
bring us to Thee ; give us 
grace, we beseech Thee, to 
look in faith upon that Cross, 
and to crucify ourselves upon 
it to every sinful desire and 
unchristian temper. May we 
learn, in humble devotion to 
our Master's service, to take 
up our cross and deny our- 
selves, that we may follow 
Him. And grant that, look- 
ing to His Passion, we may be 
changed to His image, as by 
the Spirit of the Lord; that 
all carnal affections may die 
in us, and that all things be- 
longing to the spirit may live 
and grow in us ; so that we, 
being buried with Christ in 
His death, may crucify the old 
man and utterly abolish the 
whole body of sin; through 
the same our Lord and Saviour 
Jesus Christ. Amen. 



DAILY. 

God the Father, Origin of 
Divinity, Good beyond all that 
is good, Fair beyond all that 
is fair, in Whom is calmness, 
peace and concord; avert from 



PRIME. 



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this household all dissensions 
which would divide us from 
each other, and keep us in a 
unity of love which may bear 
some likeness to Thy sublime 
Nature. Make us one by the 
unanimity of a good mind, 
that through the embrace of 
charity, and the bonds of affec- 
tion, we may be spiritually 
one, as well in ourselves as in 
each other, through that peace 
of Thine which maketh all 
things peaceful, and through 
the grace, mercy and tender- 
ness of Thine Only-Begotten 
Son. Amen. 

Set a watch, Lord, before 
our mouth, and keep the door 
of our lips. Let our speech 
be good to the use of edifying, 
that it may minister grace 
to the hearers. Let no work 
of our hands cause grief or 
just offence ; that whatsoever 
we do, in word or deed, we 
may do all to Thy glory, in 
the Name of the Lord Jesus. 
Amen. 

God, without Whom our 
labour is but lost, and with 
Whom Thy little ones go forth 
as the mighty ; be ever present, 
we beseech Thee, with this 
Community, dedicated to Thy 
Holy Name. Bless all its 
works undertaken according 
to Thy will, and grant to its 
members a pure intention, 
patient faith, sufficient suc- 
cess upon earth and the bliss 
of serving Thee in heaven; 



through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

Lord Jesus Christ, True 
Shepherd of the sheep, give 
Thine abundant grace, we be- 
seech Thee, to Thy servant 
whom Thou hast appointed to 
be over us in spiritual things. 
Help him in every point 
to copy Thee, the Perfect 
Example. Grant that the 
beauty of righteousness may 
shine forth in him, and that 
he may at the last render a 
good account of the steward- 
ship entrusted to him, and 
attain the reward of everlast- 
ing blessedness ; for Thine 
own merits' sake. Amen. 

God, by Whom the meek 
are guided in judgment, and 
light riseth up in darkness for 
the godly ; grant us in all our 
doubts and uncertainties the 
grace to ask what Thou 
wouldest have us to do ; that 
the Spirit of Wisdom may 
save us from all false choices, 
and that in Thy light we may 
see light, and in Thy straight 
path may not stumble ; through 
J esus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Ps. 

The Lord be our Keeper; 
the Lord be our Defence on our 
right hand ; the Lord preserve 
us from all evil and set a 
watch over our souls ; the 
Lord preserve our going out 
and our coming in from this 
time forth for evermore. Amen. 



20 



TERCE AND SEXT. 



Or this. 

May God Almighty bless 
us, of His mercy vouchsafe to 
defend us from all wickedness, 
and by His Presence and His 
love sustain and direct us 
through this day. Amen. 

Or this. 

May the blessing of the Ev- 
erlasting and All-Holy Trinity 
be with us, now and evermore. 
Amen. 

Friday. 
May our Lord Jesus Christ, 
by His most precious Death, 
bring us to the joys of Ever- 
lasting Life. Amen. 

Saints' Days. 
The King of Eternal Glory 
make us partakers of the in- 
heritance of the Saints in 
light. Amen. 

Easter-tide. 

May our Lord Jesus Christ, 
by the power of His glorious 
Besurrection, make us par- 
takers of the resurrection of 
the just. Amen. 

TERCE. 

The Prayer-Book Order for 
Daily Morning Prayer. 

SEXT. 

On Sunday at Sext shall be 
said either the Office of the 
Holy Ghost, or the Litany 
for the Church. 

On other days, Sext begins th us: 
V. Christ, hear us. 



K. Christ, graciously hear 
us. 

V. Thou Who at the sixth 
hour didst nail the sins of the 
world to Thy Cross : 

E. Blot out the handwriting 
of our offences that is against 
us, and save us. 

V. Thou Who for us sin- 
ners, and for our sins, didst 
taste death : 

B. Mortify our members 
which are upon the earth, and 
whatsoever is contrary to Thy 
holy Will, and save us. 

V. Saviour of the world, 
Who by Thy Cross and pre- 
cious Blood hast redeemed us : 

E. Save us and help us, we 
humbly beseech Thee, Lord. 

Friday, seep. 21: on other days 
continue as follows : 

Blessed Jesus, Who on 
the Cross wast lifted up from 
the earth for our sake ; grant 
us, by looking upon Thee, to 
be filled with such love and 
adoration, that we may be 
lifted up above the things of 
this world, and enabled joy- 
fully to bear the crucifixion of 
all our earthly desires and 
affections ; for Thy sake, 
Crucified Eedeemer. Amen. 

Here may be used (during 
Advent and Lent shall be 
used) Psalm li., Miserere 
mei, p. 22. 

May our Lord J esus Christ, 
by His most precious Death, 



SEXT. 



21 



bring us to the joys of Ever- 
lasting Life. Amen. 

Here may follow either the 
Litany of the Prayer-Book, 
the Office of the Holy Ghost, 
or the Litany for the 
Church. 



FRIDAY. 

After VV. and BE. p. 20, con- 
tinue as follows : 

V. By all Thine agonies 
during the long hours Thou 
didst hang upon the Cross, by 
Thine anguish when forsaken 
of the Father, and by all Thine 
unknown sufferings. 

E. Have mercy upon us. 

V. By the immensity of 
Thy love have mercy upon 
us, and fill us with the love 
of Thee. Be Thou, Blessed 
Lord, the supreme object of 
our love, and the life of our 
souls. 

E. Amen. 

V. We sinners do beseech 
Thee, Jesus, to hear us, 
that being dead unto sin we 
may live unto righteousness, 
and that we glory not, save 
in Thy Cross. 

E. We beseech Thee to 
hear us, Good Lord. 

V. That we may take up 
our Cross daily and follow 
Thee, looking unto Thy ex- 
ample, and following in Thy 
steps. 

E. We beseech Thee to 
hear us, Good Lord. 



V. That whatsoever we do, 
in word or deed, we may do all 
to Thy glory, seeking not our 
own, but the things of Christ. 

E. We beseech Thee to 
hear us, Good Lord. 

V. That looking unto Thee 
Who suffered for us, we be 
not weary and faint in our 
minds, but, laying aside every 
weight and the sin which 
doth so easily beset us, may 
run with patience the race that 
is set before us. 

E. We beseech Thee to 
hear us, Good Lord. 

V. That we may walk worthy 
of our vocation, being faith- 
ful in every good word and 
work; and, being reconciled 
by the Blood of the Cross, 
may be presented without 
spot unto God. 

E. We beseech Thee to 
hear us, Good Lord. 

Lord Jesus Christ, the 
Only Son of God, Who wast 
given both to be a Sacrifice 
for sin and also an Ensample 
of godly life, Who didst bid 
us to take up our cross and 
follow Thee; conform Thy 
servants, Lord, to the like- 
ness of Thy Passion, and give 
us grace that we may strive 
to keep the way of the Holy 
Cross and carry in our hearts 
the image of Thee, our Sav- 
iour, crucified. Make us cheer- 
fully to resign ourselves to 
Thy Divine Will, that being 



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SEXT. 



fashioned after Thy life-giving 
death, we may die according to 
the flesh and live according to 
the spirit, through Thy merits, 

Crucified Redeemer. Amen. 

Ps. li. Miserere mei. 

1 Have mercy upon me, 
God, after Thy great goodness : 
according to the multitude of 
Thy mercies do away mine 
offences. 

2 Wash me thoroughly 
from my wickedness : and 
cleanse me from my sin. 

3 For I acknowledge my 
faults : and my sin is ever 
before me. 

4 Against Thee only have 

1 sinned, and done this evil 
in Thy sight : that Thou 
might est be justified in Thy 
saying, and clear when Thou 
art judged. 

5 Behold, I was shapen in 
wickedness : and in sin hath 
my mother conceived me. 

6 But lo, Thou requirest 
truth in the inward parts : 
and shalt make me to under- 
stand wisdom secretly. 

7 Thou shalt purge me with 
hyssop, and I shall be clean : 
Thou shalt wash me, and I 
shall be whiter than snow. 

8 Thou shalt make me hear 
of joy and gladness : that the 
bones which Thou hast broken 
may rejoice. 

9 Turn Thy face from my 
sins : and put out all my mis- 
deeds. 

10 Make me a clean heart, 



God : and renew a right 
spirit within me. 

11 Cast me not away from 
Thy Presence : and take not 
Thy Holy Spirit from me. 

12 give me the comfort 
of Thy help again : and stab- 
lish me with Thy free spirit. 

13 Then shall I teach Thy 
ways unto the wicked : and 
sinners shall be converted un- 
to Thee. 

14 Deliver me from blood- 
guiltiness, God, Thou that 
art the God of my health : 
and my tongue shall sing of 
Thy righteousness. 

15 Thou shalt open my lips, 
Lord : and my mouth shall 
show Thy praise. 

16 For Thou desirest no 
sacrifice, else would I give it 
Thee : but Thou delightest 
not in burnt-offerings. 

17 The sacrifice of God is 
a troubled spirit : a broken 
and contrite heart, God, 
shalt Thou not despise. 

18 be favourable and 
gracious unto Sion : build 
Thou the walls of J erusalem. 

19 Then shalt Thou be 
pleased with the Sacrifice of 
righteousness, with the burnt- 
offerings and oblations : then 
shall they offer young bul- 
locks upon Thine altar. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

May our Lord Jesus Christ, 
by His most precious Death, 
bring us to the joys of Ever- 
lasting Life. Amen. 



NONE. 



23 



NONE. 

V. God, make speed to 
save us. 

R. Lord, make haste to 
help us. 

V. Glory be to the Father, 
&c. 

R. As it was in the begin- 
ning, &c. 

V. Our help is in the Name 
of the Lord. 

R. Who hath made heaven 
and earth. 

V. Blessed be the Name of 
the Lord. 

R. Henceforth, world with- 
out end. 

Hymn. 

Antiphon. Seven times a 
day do I praise Thee : 

Sunday. Let them give 
thanks whom the Lord hath 
redeemed : 

Friday. Look unto Me, 
and be ye saved : 
Ps. cxiii. 1-7, and exvii. 
Laudato pueri. 

1 Praise the Lord, ye ser- 
vants : praise the Name of 
the Lord. 

2 Blessed be the Name of 
the Lord : from this time 
forth for evermore. 

3 The Lord's Name is 
praised : from the rising up 
of the sun unto the going 
down of the same. 

4 The Lord is high above 
all heathen : and His glory 
above the heavens. 



5 Who is like unto the 
Lord our God, that hath His 
dwelling so high : and yet 
humbleth Himself to behold 
the things that are in heaven 
and earth ? 

6 He taketh up the simple 
out of the dust : and lifteth 
the poor out of the mire ; 

7 praise the Lord, all ye 
heathen : praise Him, all ye 
nations. 

8 For His merciful kind- 
ness is ever more and more 
towards us : and the truth of 
the Lord endureth for ever. 
Praise the Lord. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

If there he proper Psalms for 
the Day or Season, they 
shall be used here, and the 
Psalm for the day of the 
week may be omitted. 



SUNDAY. 

Ps. Ixxxv. Benedixisti, Dom- 
ine. 

1 Lord, Thou art become 
gracious unto Thy land : Thou 
hast turned away the captivity 
of Jacob. 

2 Thou hast forgiven the 
offence of Thy people : and 
covered all their sins. 

3 Thou hast taken away 
all Thy displeasure : and 
turned Thyself from Thy 
wrathful indignation. 

4 Turn us then, God our 
Saviour : and let Thine anger 
cease from us. 



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NONE. 



5 Wilt Thou be displeased 
at us for ever : and wilt Thou 
stretch out Thy wrath from 
one generation to another ? 

6 Wilt Thou not turn again 
and quicken us : that Thy 
people may rejoice in Thee ? 

7 Show us Thy mercy, 
Lord : and grant us Thy sal- 
vation. 

8 I will hearken what the 
Lord Godwill say concerning 
me : for He shall speak peace 
unto His people, and to His 
saints, that they turn not 
again. 

9 For His salvation is nigh 
them that fear Him : that glory 
may dwell in our land. 

10 Mercy and truth are 
met together : righteousness 
and peace have kissed each 
other. 

11 Truth shall flourish out 
of the earth : and righteous- 
ness hath looked down from 
heaven. 

12 Yea, the Lord shall show 
loving-kindness : and our land 
shall give her increase. 

13 Righteousness shall go 
before Him : and He shall 
direct his going in the way. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 



MONDAY. 

Ps. xv. Domine, Quis habitat. 

1 Lord, who shall dwell in 
Thy tabernacle : or who shall 
rest upon Thy holy hill ? 

2 Even he that leadeth an 
uncorrupt life : and doeth the 



thing which is right, and 
speaketh the truth from his 
heart. 

3 He that hath used no de- 
ceit in his tongue, nor done 
evil to his neighbour : and 
hath not slandered his neigh- 
bour. 

4 He that setteth not by 
himself, but is lowly in his 
own eyes : and maketh much 
of them that fear the Lord. 

5 He that sweareth unto 
his neighbour, and disappoint- 
eth him not : though it were 
to his own hindrance. 

6 He that hath not given 
his money upon usury : nor 
taken reward against the in- 
nocent. 

7 Whoso doeth these 
things : shall never fall. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 



TUESDAY. 

Ps. xx. Exaudiat te Dominus. 

1 The Lord hear thee in 
the day of trouble : the Name 
of the God of Jacob defend 
thee ; 

2 Send thee help from the 
sanctuary : and strengthen 
thee out of Sion. 

3 Remember all thy offer- 
ings : and accept thy burnt- 
sacrifice. 

4 Grant thee thy heart's 
desire : and fulfil all thy 
mind. 

5 We will rejoice in Thy 
salvation, and triumph in the 
Name of the Lord our God : 



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the Lord perform all thy 
petitions. 

6 Now know I that the 
Lord helpeth His Anointed, 
and will hear him from His 
holy heaven : even with the 
wholesome strength of His 
right hand. 

7 Some put their trust in 
chariots, and some in horses : 
but we will remember the 
Name of the Lord our God. 

8 They are brought down, 
and fallen : but we are risen, 
and stand upright. 

9 Save, Lord, and hear us, 
King of heaven : when we 
call upon Thee. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 



WEDNESDAY. 

Ps. xxxvi. Dixit injitstus. 

1 My heart showeth me the 
wickedness of the ungodly : 
that there is no fear of God 
before his eyes. 

2 For he flattereth himself 
in his own sight : until his 
abominable sin be found out. 

3 The words of his mouth 
are unrighteous, and full of 
deceit : he hath left off to be- 
have himself wisely, and to 
do good. 

4 He imagineth mischief 
upon his bed, and hath set 
himself in no good way : 
neither doth he abhor any- 
thing that is evil. 

5 Thy mercy, Lord, 
reacheth unto the heavens : 



and Thy faithfulness unto the 
clouds. 

6 Thy righteousness stand- 
eth like the strong mountains : 
Thy judgments are like the 
great deep. 

7 Thou, Lord, shalt save 
both man and beast ; how ex- 
cellent is Thy mercy, God : 
and the children of men shall 
put their trust under the 
shadow of Thy wings. 

8 They shall be satisfied 
with the plenteousness of Thy 
house : and Thou shalt give 
them drink of Thy pleasures, 
as out of the river. 

9 For with Thee is the well 
of life : and in Thy light 
shall we see light. 

10 continue forth Thy 
loving-kindness unto them 
that know Thee : and Thy 
righteousness unto them that 
are true of heart. 

11 let not the foot of 
pride come against me : and 
let not the hand of the un- 
godly cast me down. 

12 There are they fallen, 
all that work wickedness : 
they are cast down, and shall 
not be able to stand. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 



THURSDAY. 

Ps. cxlvi. Landa, anima mea. 

1 Praise the Lord, my 
soul; while I live will I 
praise the Lord : yea, as long 
as I have any being, I will 
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2 put not your trust in 
princes, nor in any child of 
man : for there is no help in 
them. 

3 For when the breath of 
man goeth forth, he shall 
turn again to his earth : and 
then all his thoughts perish. 

4 Blessed is the man that 
hath the God of Jacob for his 
help : and whose hope is in 
the Lord his God. 

5 Who made heaven and 
earth, the sea, and all that 
therein is : Who keepeth his 
promise for ever. 

6 Who helpeth them to 
right that suffer wrong : Who 
feedeth the hungry. 

7 The Lord looseth men 
out of prison : the Lord giveth 
sight to the blind. 

8 The Lord helpeth them 
that are fallen : the Lord 
care th for the righteous. 

9 The Lord careth for the 
strangers ; He def endeth the 
fatherless and widow : as for 
the way of the ungodly, He 
turneth it upside down. 

10 The Lord thy God, 
Sion, shall be King for ever- 
more : and throughout all 
generations. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 



FRIDAY. 

Ps. xxvii. Dominus illumina- 
tio. 

1 The Lord is my light and 
my salvation ; whom then shall 
I fear : the Lord is the 



strength of my life ; of whom 
then shall I be afraid ? 

2 When the wicked, even 
mine enemies, and my foes, 
came upon me to eat up my 
flesh : they stumbled and fell. 

3 Though an host of men 
were laid against me, yet shall 
not my heart be afraid : and 
though there rose up war 
against me, yet will I put my 
trust in Him. 

4 One thing have I desired 
of the Lord, which I will re- 
quire : even that I may dwell 
in the house of the Lord all 
the days of my life, to be- 
hold the fair beauty of the 
Lord, and to visit His temple. 

5 For in the time of trouble 
He shall hide me in His 
tabernacle : yea, in the secret 
place of His dwelling shall 
He hide me, and set me up 
upon a rock of stone. 

6 And now shall He lift up 
mine head : above mine 
enemies round about me. 

7 Therefore will I offer in 
His dwelling an oblation with 
great gladness : I will sing, 
and speak praises unto the 
Lord. 

8 Hearken unto my voice, 
Lord, when I cry unto 
Thee : have mercy upon me, 
and hear me. 

9 My heart hath talked of 
Thee, Seek ye my face : Thy 
face, Lord, will I seek. 

10 hide not Thou Thy 
face from me : nor cast Thy 
servant away in displeasure. 



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11 Thou hast been my suc- 
cour: leave me not, neither 
forsake me : God of my sal- 
vation. 

12 When my father and my 
mother forsake me : the Lord 
taketh me up. 

13 Teach me Thy way, 
Lord : and lead me in the 
right way, because of mine 
enemies. 

14 Deliver me not over into 
the will of mine adveraries : 
for there are false witnesses 
risen up against me, and such 
as speak wrong. 

15 I should utterly have 
fainted : but that I believe 
verily to see the goodness of 
the Lord in the land of the 
living. 

16 tarry thou the Lord's 
leisure : be strong, and He 
shall comfort thine heart ; and 
put thou thy trust in the 
Lord. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 



SATURDAY. 

Ps. cxxxviii. Confttebor tibi. 

1 I will give thanks unto 
Thee, Lord, with my whole 
heart : even before the gods 
will I sing praise unto Thee. 

2 I will worship toward 
Thy holy temple, and praise 
Thy Kame, because of Thy 
Loving-kindness and truth : 
for Thou hast magnified Thy 
Name, and Thy Word, above 
all things. 



3 When I called upon Thee, 
Thou heardest me : and en- 
duedst my soul with much 
strength. 

4 All the kings of the earth 
shall praise Thee, Lord : 
for they have heard the words 
of Thy mouth. 

5 Yea, they shall sing in 
the ways of the Lord : that 
great is the glory of the Lord. 

6 For though the Lord be 
high, yet hath He respect un- 
to the lowly : as for the proud, 
He beholdeth them afar off. 

7 Though I walk in the 
midst of trouble, yet shall 
Thou refresh me : Thou shalt 
stretch forth Thy hand upon 
the furiousness of mine ene- 
mies, and Thy right hand 
shall save me. 

8 The Lord shall make 
good His loving-kindness to- 
ward me : yea, Thy mercy, 
Lord, endureth for ever ; de- 
spise not then the works of 
Thine own hands. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 



DAILY. 

Ps. cxxxiii. Ecce, quam bo- 
num ! 

1 Behold, how good and 
joyful a thing it is : brethren, 
to dwell together in unity ! 

2 It is like the precious 
ointment upon the head, that 
ran down unto the beard : 
even unto Aaron's beard, and 
went down to the skirts of 
his clothing. 



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3 Like as the dew of Her- 
mon : which, fell upon the hill 
of Sion. 

4 For there the Lord prom- 
ised His blessing : and life for 
evermore. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Antiphon. Seven times a 
day do I praise Thee, Lord : 
because of Thy righteous 
judgments. 

Sunday. Let them give 
thanks whom the Lord hath 
redeemed : and delivered from 
the hand of the enemy. 

Friday. Look unto Me, 
and be ye saved : all the ends 
of the earth. 

The Chapter, Gal. vi. 2, and 
Rom. xii. 5. 

Bear ye one another's bur- 
dens, and so fulfil the law of 
Christ. For we, being many, 
are one Body in Christ, and 
every one members one of 
another. 

B. Lord, increase our love. 

\_On Sunday, instead of the 
above, shall be used this 

Chapter, Micah iv. 1. 

It shall come to pass, that 
the mountain of the house of 
the Lord shall be established 
in the top of the mountains, 
and it shall be exalted above 
the hills; and people shall 
flow into it. And many 
nations shall come, and say, 
Come, and let us go up to the 



mountain of the Lord, and to 
the house of the God of 
Jacob ; and He will teach us 
of His ways, and we will 
walk in His paths. 
B. Thanks be to God. 

And on Friday this 

Chapter, S. Luke xxiii. 46. 

And when Jesus had cried 
with a loud voice, He said: 
Father, into Thy hands I com- 
mend My spirit ; and having 
said thus, He gave up the 
ghost. 

B. Lamb of God, that 
takest away the sins of the 
world ; have mercy upon us.] 

Magnificat, S. Luke i. 46. 

My soul doth magnify the 
Lord : and my spirit hath re- 
joiced in God my Saviour. 

For He hath regarded : the 
lowliness of His handmaiden. 

For behold, from hence- 
forth : all generations shall 
call me blessed. 

For He that is mighty hath 
magnified me : and Holy is 
His Name. 

And His mercy is on them 
that fear Him : throughout 
all generations. 

He hath shewed strength 
with His arm : He hath 
scattered the proud in the 
imagination of their hearts. 

He hath put down the 
mighty from their seat : and 
hath exalted the humble and 
meek. 



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He hath filled the hungry 
with good things : and the 
rich He hath sent empty away. 

He remembering His mercy 
hath holpen His servant Is- 
rael : as He promised to our 
forefathers, Abraham and his 
seed, for ever. 

Glory be to the Father, &c] 

V. Lord, let my soul live 
and it shall praise Thee. 

E. And Thy judgments 
shall help me. 

V. May our prayer ascend 
unto Thee, Lord. 

E. And Thy mercy descend 
upon us. 

V. The Lord be with you. 

E. And with thy spirit. 

Let us pray. 

Lord, have mercy upon us. 
Christ, have mercy upon us. 
Lord, have mercy upon us. 

Our Father, &c. 

Almighty God, from 
Whom every good prayer 
cometh, and Who pourest out 
on all who desire it the Spirit 
of grace and supplications ; 
deliver us, when we draw nigh 
unto Thee, from coldness of 
heart and wanderings of mind, 
that with steadfast thoughts 
and kindled affections we may 
worship Thee in spirit and in 
truth; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 

Here shall be used the Collects 
for the Day or Season. 



SUNDAY. 

Almighty and Everliving 
God, Who hast given us the 
Catholic Faith for a light to 
our feet amid the darkness of 
this world; have pity upon 
all who, by doubting or deny- 
ing it, are gone astray from 
the path of safety. Bring 
home the truth to their hearts, 
and grant them to receive it 
as little children; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

And this : 

Lord and Saviour Christ, 
Who earnest not to strive or 
cry, but to let Thy words fall 
as the drops that water the 
earth ; grant all who contend 
for the Faith once delivered, 
never to injure it by clamour 
or impatience ; but speaking 
Thy precious truth in love, so 
to present it that it may be 
loved, and that men may see 
in it Thy goodness and Thy 
beauty, Who livest and reign- 
est with the Father and the 
Holy Spirit, One God, world 
without end. Amen. 

Friday, except on Feasts of our 
Lord. 

Immortal Jesus, Who, 
when Thou wast pleased to die, 
didst bow Thy head and com- 
mend Thy spirit into the 
hands of the Father; when 
the hour of our departure shall 
come, be present, we beseech 
Thee, to our sight, and shine 
upon us with the light of Thy 



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countenance, that we may joy- 
fully commit our souls to 
Thee, Who art the Resurrec- 
tion and the Life. Amen. 

Daily, except on Sunday and 
Friday, and Feasts of our 
Lord. 

Hear us, Merciful Lord 
Jesus, and remember now the 
hour in which Thou didst 
commend Thy spirit into the 
hands of the Father ; and so 
assist us by this Thy most 
precious death, that being 
dead unto the world we may 
live only unto Thee, and at the 
hour of our departing from 
this mortal life may in peace 
commit the keeping of our 
souls into Thy hands, as into 
the hands of a most merciful 
Redeemer. Amen. 

most Gracious and Lov- 
ing Saviour, Who hast created 
us, blessed us, and preserved 
us, nourished us with Thy 
Sacraments and sanctified us 
with Thy grace; and Who 
wouldest have us to love Thee, 
so that Thou may est love us 
for ever ; give unto Thy ser- 
vants such a love that whatso- 
ever in Thy service may hap- 
pen contrary to flesh and 
blood we may not feel it; 
when we labour we may not 
be weary; when we are de- 
spised we may not regard it ; 
that humility may be our 
sanctuary, and mortification 
of our passions the exercise 



of our days, and the service 
of our God the joy of our 
souls ; that loss to us may be 
gain, so we win Christ, and 
death itself the entrance of an 
eternal Life, -where we may 
live with Thee, Our Lord and 
our Redeemer, our God and 
Everlasting Hope, the Blessed 
Saviour of the world, Jesus 
Christ. Amen. 

God, Who makest all 
things profitable to them that 
love Thee, grant to our hearts 
an invincible power of love ; 
that the desires which have 
been conceived by Thy inspira- 
tion may not be changed by 
any temptation; through Je- 
sus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Jesu, our Master, do Thou 
meet us while we walk in the 
way and long to reach our 
Country ; so that following 
Thy light we may keep the 
way of righteousness, and 
never wander away into the 
horrible darkness of this 
world's night, while Thou, 
Who art the Way, the Truth, 
and the Life, art shining 
within us. Amen. 

II. Thess. iii. 5, and I. S. John 
ii. 28. 

The Lord direct our hearts 
into the love of God, and into 
the patient waiting for Christ ; 
that we may have confidence 
and not be ashamed before 
Him at His Coming. Amen. 



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Or this. 
God the Father, God the 
Son, and God the Holy Ghost, 
be with us now and at the 
hour of death. Amen. 

Sunday and Easter-tide. 

May our Lord Jesus Christ, 
by the power of His glorious 
Eesurrection, make us par- 
takers of the resurrection of 
the just. Amen. 

Friday. 

May our Lord Jesus Christ, 
by His most precious Death, 
bring us to the joys of Ever- 
lasting Life. 

Saints' Days. 
The King of Eternal Glory 
make us partakers of the in- 
heritance of the Saints in 
light. Amen. 

VESPERS. 

The Prayer-Book Order for 
Daily Evening Prayer. 

COMPLINE. 

V. God, make speed to 
save us. 

E. Lord, make haste to 
help us. 

V. Glory be to the Father. 
&c. 

E. As it was in the begin- 
ning, &c. 

V. Blessed art Thou, 
Lord, in the firmament of 
heaven. 



E. Greatly to be praised, 
and glorified, and highly ex- 
alted for ever. 

Hymn. 

Antiphon. The Lord hath 
granted His loving-kindness 
in the day-time : 

Sunday. The Lord liveth : 

Friday. Look how wide 
also the east is from the 
west : 

Ps. cxxi. Levavi oculos. 

1 I will lift up mine eyes 
unto the hills : from whence 
cometh my help. 

2 My help cometh even 
from the Lord : Who hath 
made heaven and earth. 

3 He will not suffer Thy 
foot to be moved : and He 
that keepeth thee will not 
sleep. 

4 Behold, He that keepeth 
Israel : shall neither slumber 
nor sleep. 

5 The Lord Himself is thy 
Keeper : the Lord is thy 
Defence upon thy right hand. 

6 So that the sun shall not 
burn thee by day : neither the 
moon by night. 

7 The Lord shall preserve 
thee from all evil : yea, it is 
even He that shall keep thy 
soul. 

8 The Lord shall preserve 
thy going out, and thy coming 
in : from this time forth for 
evermore. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 



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SUNDAY. 

Ps. cxlviii. Laudate Domi- 
num. 

1 praise the Lord of Hea- 
ven : praise Him in the height. 

2 Praise Him, all ye angels 
of His : praise Hini, all His 
hosts. 

3 Praise Him, sun and 
moon : praise Him, all ye 
stars and light. 

4 Praise Him, all ye hea- 
vens : and ye waters that are 
above the heavens. 

5 Let them praise the Name 
of the Lord : for He spake the 
w ord, and they were made ; 
He commanded, and they were 
created. 

6 He hath made them fast 
for ever and ever : He hath 
given them a law which shall 
not be broken. 

7 Praise the Lord upon 
earth : ye dragons, and all 
deeps ; 

8 Fire and hail, snow and 
vapours : wind and storm, ful- 
filling His word ; 

9 Mountains and all hills : 
fruitful trees and all cedars ; 

10 Beasts and all cattle : 
worms and feathered fowls ; 

11 Kings of the earth, and 
all people : princes, and all 
judges of the world ; 

12 Young men and maidens, 
old men and children, praise 
the Name of the Lord : for 
His Name only is excellent, 
and His praise above heaven 
and earth. 



13 He shall exalt the horn 
of His people ; all His saints 
shall praise Him : even the 
children of Israel, even the 
people that serveth Him. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 



MONDAY. 

Ps. cxxxix, Domine, probasti. 

1 Lord, Thou hast 
searched me out, and known 
me : Thou knowest my down- 
sitting, and mine up-ris- 
ing; Thou understandest my 
thoughts long before. 

2 Thou art about my path, 
and about my bed : and spiest 
out all my ways. 

3 For lo, there is not a word 
in my tongue : but Thou, 
Lord, knowest it altogether. 

4 Thou hast fashioned me 
behind and before : and laid 
Thine hand upon me. 

5 Such knowledge is too 
wonderful and excellent for 
me : I cannot attain unto it. 

6 Whither shall I go then 
from Thy Spirit : or whither 
shall I go then from Thy 
Presence ? 

7 If I climb up into heaven, 
Thou art there : if I go down 
to hell, Thou art there also. 

8 If I take the wings of the 
morning : and remain in the 
uttermost parts of the sea ; 

9 Even there also shall Thy 
hand lead me : and Thy right 
hand shall hold me. 

10 If I say, Peradventure 
the darkness shall cover me : 



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then shall my night be turned 
to day. 

11 Yea, the darkness is no 
darkness with Thee ; but the 
night is as clear as the day : 
the darkness and light to 
Thee are both alike. 

23 Try me, God, and 
seek the ground of my heart : 
prove me, and examine my 
thoughts. 

24 Look well if there be 
any way of wickedness in 
me : and lead me in the way 
everlasting. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 



WEDNESDAY. 

Ps. iv. Cum invocarem. 

1 Hear me when I call, 
God of my righteousness : 
Thou hast set me at liberty 
when I was in trouble ; have 
mercy upon me, and hearken 
unto my prayer. 

2 ye sons of men, how 
long will ye blaspheme mine 
honour : and have such pleas- 
ure in vanity, and seek after 
falsehood ? 

3 Know this also, that the 
Lord hath chosen to Himself 
the man that is godly : when 
I call upon the Lord, He will 
hear me. 

4 Stand in awe, and sin not : 
commune with your own heart, 
and in your chamber, and be 
still. 

5 Offer the sacrifice of 
righteousness : and put your 
trust in the Lord. 



6 There be many that say : 
Who will show us any good ? 

7 Lord, lift Thou up : the 
light of Thy countenance up- 
on us. 

8 Thou hast put gladness 
in my heart : since the time 
that their corn, and wine, and 
oil, increased. 

9 I will lay me down in 
peace, and take my rest : 
for it is Thou, Lord, only, 
that makest me dwell in 
safety. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 



THURSDAY. 

Ps. xix. Cceli enarrant. 

1 The heavens declare the 
glory of God : and the firma- 
ment showeth His handy- 
work. 

2 One day telleth another : 
and one night certifieth an- 
other. 

3 There is neither speech 
nor language : but their voices 
are heard among them. 

4 Their sound is gone out 
into all lands : and their 
words into the ends of the 
world. 

5 In them hath He set a 
tabernacle for the sun : which 
cometh forth as a bridegroom 
out of his chamber, and re- 
joiceth as a giant to run his 
course. 

6 It goeth forth from the 
uttermost part of the heaven, 
and runneth about unto the 



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end of it again : and there is 
nothing hid from the heat 
thereof. 

7 The law of the Lord is an 
undefiled law, converting the 
soul : the testimony of the 
Lord is sure, and giveth wis- 
dom unto the simple. 

8 The statutes of the Lord 
are right, and rejoice the 
heart : the commandment of 
the Lord is pure, and giveth 
light unto the eyes. 

9 The fear of the Lord is 
clean, and endureth for ever : 
the judgments of the Lord 
are true, and righteous alto- 
gether. 

10 More to be desired are 
they than gold, yea, than 
much fine gold : sweeter also 
than honey, and the honey- 
comb. 

11 Moreover, by them is 
Thy servant taught : and in 
keeping of them there is great 
reward. 

12 Who can tell how oft he 
offendeth : cleanse Thou me 
from my secret faults. 

13 Keep Thy servant also 
from presumptuous sins, lest 
they get the dominion over 
me : so shall I be undefiled, 
and innocent from the great 
offence. 

14 Let the words of my 
mouth, and the meditation of 
my heart : be alway accept- 
able in Thy sight, 

15 Lord : my Strength, 
and my Eedeemer. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 



FRIDAY. 

Ps. xxxi. In te, Domine, sper- 

avL 

1 In Thee, Lord, have I 
put my trust : let me never be 
put to confusion, deliver me 
in Thy righteousness. 

2 Bow down Thine ear to 
me : make haste to deliver me. 

3 And be Thou my strong 
Eock, and house of defence : 
that Thou mayest save me. 

4 Tor Thou art my strong 
Eock, and my Castle : be Thou 
also my Guide, and lead me 
for Thy Name's sake. 

5 Draw me out of the net 
that they have laid privily for 
me : for Thou art my Strength. 

6 Into Thy hands I com- 
mend my spirit : for Thou 
hast redeemed me, Lord, 
Thou God of truth. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 



SATURDAY. 

Ps. xc. Domine, refugium. 

1 Lord, Thou hast been our 
Eefuge : from one generation 
to another. 

2 Before the mountains were 
brought forth, or ever the 
earth and the world were 
made : Thou art God from 
everlasting, and world without 
end. 

3 Thou turnest man to de- 
struction : again Thou sayest, 
Come again, ye children of 
men. 



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4 For a thousand years in 
Thy sight are but as yester- 
day : seeing that is past as a 
watch in the night. 

5 As soon as Thou scatterest 
them they are even as a sleep : 
and fade away suddenly like 
the grass. 

6 In the morning it is green, 
and groweth up : but in the 
evening it is cut down, dried 
up, and withered. 

7 For we consume away in 
Thy displeasure : and are 
afraid at Thy wrathful indig- 
nation. 

8 Thou hast set our mis- 
deeds before Thee : and our 
secret sins in the light of Thy 
countenance. 

9 For when Thou art angry 
all our days are gone : we 
bring our years to an end, as 
it were a tale that is told. 

10 The days of our age are 
threescore years and ten ; and 
though men be so strong that 
they come to fourscore years : 
yet is their strength then but 
labour and sorrow ; so soon 
passeth it away and we are 
gone. 

11 But who regardeth the 
power of Thy wrath : for even 
thereafter as a man feareth, 
so is Thy displeasure. 

12 So teach us to number 
our days : that we may apply 
our hearts unto wisdom. 

13 Turn Thee again, 
Lord, at the last : and 
be gracious unto Thy ser- 
vants. 



14 satisfy us with Thy 
mercy, and that soon : so shall 
we rejoice and be glad all the 
days of our life. 

15 Comfort us again now 
after the time that Thou hast 
plagued us : and for the years 
wherein we have suffered ad- 
versity. 

16 Show Thy servants Thy 
work : and their children Thy 
glory. 

17 And the glorious Majesty 
of the Lord our God be upon 
us : prosper Thou the work of 
our hands upon us, prosper 
Thou our handy-work. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 



DAILY. 

Ps. cxxxiv. Ecce nunc. 

Behold now, praise the 
Lord : all ye servants of the 
Lord ; 

2 Ye that by night stand 
in the house of the Lord : 
even in the courts of the 
house of our God. 

3 Lift up your hands in the 
sanctuary : and praise the 
Lord. 

4 The Lord that made hea- 
ven and earth : give thee bless- 
ing out of Sion. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Antiphon. The Lord hath 
granted His loving-kindness 
in the day-time : and in the 
night-season will I sing of 
Him, and make my prayer un- 
to the God of my life. 



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Sunday. The Lord liveth : 
and blessed be my Strong 
Helper; and praised be the 
God of my salvation. 

Friday. Look how wide 
also the east is from the west : 
so far hath He set our sins 
from us. 

The Chapter, Jer. xiv. 9. 

Thou, Lord, art in the 
midst of us, and we are called 
by Thy Name ; leave us not. 

E. Abide with us, Lord. 
Or S. Luke xxiv. 29. 

They constrained Him, say- 
ing, Abide with us : for it is 
towards evening, and the day 
is far spent. And He went 
in to tarry with them. 

E. Abide with us, Lord. 

\0n Sunday, instead of the 
above, shall be used this 

Chapter, Eev. xxii. 14. 
Blessed are they that do 
His commandments, that they 
may have right to the tree of 
Life, and may enter in through 
the gates into the City. 
E. Thanks be to God. 
And on Friday this 
Chapter, Eom. v. 8. 

God commendeth His love 
towards us, in that, while we 
were yet sinners, Christ died 
for us. 

E. Thanks be to God.] 

V. Lord, let my prayer 

be set forth in Thy sight as 

the incense; 



E. And let the lifting up of 
my hands be an evening sacri- 
fice. 

V. The Lord be with you. 
E. And with Thy spirit. 
Let us pray. 

Lord, have mercy upon us. 
Christ, have mercy upon us. 
Lord, have mercy upon us. 

V. I said, I will confess my 
sins unto the Lord ; 

E. And so Thou forgavest 
the wickedness of my sin. 

Officiant. I confess to God 
Almighty, the Father, the Son, 
and the Holy Ghost, in the 
sight of the whole company 
of Heaven, and to you, my 
sisters, that I have sinned ex- 
ceedingly in thought, word 
and deed, by my grievous 
fault. Therefore I pray God 
to have mercy upon me, and 
you, my sisters, to pray for me. 

Choir. Almighty God have 
mercy upon thee, forgive thee 
thy sins, deliver thee from 
evil, and bring thee to ever- 
lasting life. Amen. 

Choir. I confess to God 
Almighty, the Father, the Son, 
and the Holy Ghost, in the 
sight of the whole company of 
Heaven, and to you, my sister 
(Father, if Officiant be a 
Friest), that I have sinned ex- 
ceedingly in thought, word, 
and deed, by my grievous 
fault. Therefore I pray God 
to have mercy upon me, and 



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37 



you, my sister (Father), to 
pray for me. 

Officiant. Almighty God 
have mercy upon you, forgive 
you your sins, deliver you 
from evil, and bring you to 
everlasting life. Amen. 

If Officiant be a Priest. 
Almighty God have mercy 
upon you, pardon and deliver 
you from all your sms, con- 
firm and strengthen you in 
all goodness, and bring you 
to everlasting life. Amen. 

V. Lord, save Thy ser- 
vants, 

K. Which put their trust 
in Thee. 

V. Send them help from the 
sanctuary. 

E. And strengthen them 
out of Sion. 

V. Be unto them, Lord, 
a tower of strength. 

E. From the face of the 
enemy. 

V. Turn us again, Thou 
God of Hosts. 

E. Show the light of Thy 
countenance, and we shall be 
whole. 

V. Lord, hear our prayer. 
E. And let our cry come 
unto Thee. 

Our Father, &c. 

We pray Thee, Lord, of 
Thy mercy favourably to re- 
gard this Thy family which 
offers its service to Thy Holy 



Name ; and that the petitions 
of none may be in vain, nor 
their desires unfulfilled, do 
Thou inspire our prayers, that 
they may be such as Thou 
delightest to hear and answer. 
Grant it for Thine own 
merits' sake. Amen. 

Here shall be used the Collects 
for the Day or Season. 



FRIDAY. 

God, Whom none can 
love except they hate the 
thing that is evil, and Who 
willedst by Thy Son our 
Saviour to redeem us from 
all iniquity ; deliver us when 
we are tempted to look upon 
sin without abhorrence, and 
let the virtue of His Passion 
come between us and the 
enemy of our souls ; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 



DAILY. 

God, the Sovereign Good 
of the soul, Who requirest the 
hearts of all Thy children ; 
deliver us from all sloth in 
Thy work, all coldness in Thy 
cause ; and grant us by look- 
ing unto Thee to rekindle our 
love, and by waiting upon 
Thee to renew our strength ; 
through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

Be Thou, Lord, our pro- 
tection, Who art our redemp- 
tion; direct our minds by 
Thy gracious Presence, and 
watch over our paths with 



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guiding love ; that among the 
snares which lie hidden in the 
way wherein we walk, we may 
so pass onward with hearts 
fixed on Thee, that by the 
track of faith we may come 
to be where Thou wouldest 
have us, Who livest and reign- 
est, with the Father and the 
Holy Ghost, One God, world 
without end. Amen, 

Lighten our darkness, we 
beseech Thee, Lord; and 
by Thy great mercy defend 
us from all perils and dangers 
of this night ; for the love of 
Thy Only Son, our Saviour 
Jesus Christ. Amen. 

[Instead of the preceding pray- 
er, may be used these two : 

Thine is the day, Lord, 
and Thine is the night ; grant 
that the Sun of Eighteousness 
may abide in our hearts, to 
drive away the darkness of 
wicked thoughts ; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Lord God, the Life of 
mortals, the Light of the 
faithful, the Strength of those 
who labour, and the Kepose 
of the dead ; grant us a tran- 
quil night, free from all dis- 
turbance, that after an inter- 
val of quiet sleep we may, by 
Thy bounty, at the return of 
light, be endued with activity 
from the Holy Spirit, and 
enabled in security to render 
thanks to Thee; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 



Or these : 

Be present, Lord, to our 
prayers, and protect us by day 
and by night ; that in all suc- 
cessive changes of time we 
may ever be strengthened 
by Thy unchangeableness ; 
through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

Lord our God, refresh us 
with quiet sleep when we are 
wearied with the day's labour ; 
that being assisted with the 
help which our weakness 
needs, we may be devoted to 
Thee both in body and mind ; 
through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen.~] 
Nunc dimittis. S. Luke ii. 29. 

Lord, now lettest Thou Thy 
servant depart in peace : ac- 
cording to Thy Word. 

For mine eyes have seen : 
Thy Salvation, 

Which Thou hast prepared : 
before the face of all people ; 

To be a Light to lighten the 
Gentiles : and to be the Glory 
of Thy people Israel. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Save us, Lord, while 
waking, and defend us while 
sleeping; that when we are 
awake we may watch with 
Christ, and when we sleep we 
may rest in peace, through the 
same Christ our Lord. Amen. 

V. The Lord be with you. 

E. And with thy spirit. 

V. Let us bless the Lord. 

E. Amen. 



THE SERVICE PROPER FOR THE SEASONS. 



%\t Jirst Wink in gAfewt 

PRIME. 

V. God, make speed to 
save us. 

R. Lord, make haste to 
help us. 

V. Glory be to the Father, 
&c. 

R. As it was, &c. 

Repent ye, for the Kingdom 
of Heaven is at hand. 

V. His feet shall stand at 
that day upon the Mount of 
Olives. 

R. And unto Him shall be 
gathered all nations. 

V. He will come quickly; 
and His reward is with Him. 

R. To give to every man 
according as his work shall be. 

V. And the Lord shall be 
King over all the earth. 

R. In that day shall there 
be One Lord, and His Name 
One. 

Hymn. 

Antiphon. Lo, I come : in 
the volume of the book it is 
written of Me, that I should 
fulfil Thy "Will, My God. 



Psalm 1. may be used during 
Advent ins tead of the Psalm 
for the day of the week. 

Ps. 1. Deus deorum. 

1 The Lord, even the most 
mighty God, hath spoken : 
and called the world, from the 
rising up of the sun, unto the 
going down thereof. 

2 Out of Sion hath God 
appeared : in perfect beauty. 

3 Our God shall come, and 
shall not keep silence : there 
shall go before Him a con- 
suming fire, and a mighty 
tempest shall be stirred up 
round about Him, 

4 He shall call the heaven 
from above : and the earth, 
that He may judge His people. 

5 Gather My saints together 
unto Me : those that have 
made a covenant with Me with 
sacrifice. 

6 And the heaven shall de- 
clare His righteousness : for 
God is Judge Himself. 

7 Hear, My people, and 
I will speak : I Myself will 
testify against thee, Israel ; 
for I am God, even thy God. 

8 I will not reprove thee 



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THE FIRST WEEK IN ADVENT. 



because of thy sacrifices, or 
for thy burnt-offerings : be- 
cause they were not alway 
before Me. 

9 I will take no bullock out 
of thine house : nor he-goat 
out of thy folds. 

10 For all the beasts of the 
forest are Mine : and so are the 
cattle upon a thousand hills. 

11 I know all the fowls 
upon the mountains : and the 
wild beasts of the field are in 
My sight. 

12 If I be hungry, I will 
not tell thee : for the whole 
world is Mine, and all that is 
therein. 

13 Thinkest thou that I 
will eat bull's flesh : and 
drink the blood of goats ? 

14 Offer unto God thanks- 
giving : and pay thy vows un- 
to the Most Highest. 

15 And call upon Me in the 
time of trouble : so will I hear 
thee, and thou shalt praise 
Me. 

16 But unto the ungodly 
said God : Why dost thou 
preach My laws, and takest 
My covenant in thy mouth ? 

17 Whereas thou hatest to 
be reformed : and hast cast 
My words behind thee ? 

18 When thou sawest a 
thief, thou consentedst unto 
him : and hast been partaker 
with the adulterers. 

19 Thou hast let thy mouth 
speak wickedness : and with 
thy tongue thou hast set forth 
deceit. 



20 Thou satest, and spakest 
against thy neighbour : yea, 
and hast slandered thine own 
mother's son. 

21 These things hast thou 
done, and I held My tongue, 
and thou thoughtest wickedly, 
that I am even such a one as 
thyself : but I will reprove 
thee, and set before thee the 
things that thou hast done. 

22 consider this, ye that 
forget God : lest I pluck you 
away, and there be none to 
deliver you. 

23 Whoso offereth Me 
thanks and praise, he honour- 
eth Me : and to him that 
ordereth his conversation 
right, will I show the salva- 
tion of God. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

The Chapter, Isa. xl. 3. 

The voice of him that crieth 
in the wilderness, Prepare ye 
the way of the Lord, make 
straight in the desert a high- 
way for our God. Every val- 
ley shall be exalted, and every 
mountain and hill shall be 
made low : and the crooked 
shall be made straight, and 
the rough places plain : and 
the Glory of the Lord shall be 
revealed, and all flesh shall 
see it together : for the mouth 
of the Lord hath spoken it. 

R. Thanks be to God. 
Collect. 

Christ our God, Who 
wilt come to judge the world 



THE FIRST WEEK IN ADVENT. 



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in the manhood which Thou 
hast assumed ; we pray Thee 
to sanctify us wholly, that in 
the day of Thy Coming our 
whole spirit, soul, and body- 
may so revive to a fresh life 
in Thee, that we may live and 
reign with Thee for ever. 
Amen. 

NONE. 

Antiphon. Lord, raise up 
Thy power : and come among 
us. 

Psalm xxv. may he used dur- 
ing Advent, instead of the 
Psalm for the day of the 
week. 

Ps. xxv. Ad te, Domine, levavL 

1 Unto Thee, Lord, will 
I lift up my soul ; my God, I 
have put my trust in Thee : 
let me not be confounded, 
neither let mine enemies 
triumph over me. 

2 For all they that hope in 
Thee shall not be ashamed : 
but such as transgress without 
a cause shall be put to con- 
fusion. 

3 Shew me Thy ways, 
Lord : and teach me Thy 
paths. 

4 Lead me forth in Thy 
truth, and learn me : for Thou 
art the God of my salvation ; 
in Thee hath been my hope all 
the day long. 

5 Call to remembrance, 
Lord, Thy tender mercies : 
and Thy loving-kindnesses, 
which have been ever of old. 



6 remember not the sins 
and offences of my youth : 
but according to Thy mercy 
think Thou upon me, Lord, 
for Thy goodness. 

7 Gracious and righteous is 
the Lord : therefore will He 
teach sinners in the way. 

8 Them that are meek shall 
He guide in judgment : and 
such as are gentle, them shall 
He learn His way. 

9 All the paths of the Lord 
are mercy and truth : unto 
such as keep His covenant, 
and His testimonies. 

10 For Thy Name's sake, 
Lord : be merciful unto my 
sin, for it is great. 

11 "What man is he that 
feareth the Lord : him shall 
He teach in the way that he 
shall choose. 

12 His soul shall dwell at 
ease : and his seed shall in- 
herit the land. 

13 The secret of the Lord 
is among them that fear Him : 
and He will shew them His 
covenant. 

14 Mine eyes are ever look- 
ing unto the Lord : for He 
shall pluck my feet out of the 
net. 

15 Turn Thee unto me, and 
have mercy upon me : for I 
am desolate, and in misery. 

16 The sorrows of my heart 
are enlarged : bring Thou 
me out of my troubles. 

17 Look upon my adversity 
and misery : and forgive me 
all my sin. 



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18 Consider mine enemies, 
how many they are : and they 
bear a tyrannous hate against 
me. 

19 keep my soul, and de- 
liver me : let me not be con- 
founded, for I have put my 
trust in Thee. 

20 Let perfectness and 
righteous dealing wait upon 
me : for my hope hath been 
in Thee. 

21 Deliver Israel, God : 
out of all his troubles. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

The Chapter, S. Mark xiii. 34. 

The Son of Man is as a 
man taking a far journey, who 
left his house, and gave 
authority to his servants, and 
to every man his work, and 
commanded the porter to 
watch. Watch ye therefore : 
for ye know not when the 
Master of the house cometh, 
at even, or at midnight, or at 
the cockcrowing, or in the 
morning : lest coming sudden- 
ly He find you sleeping. 

E. Blessed are all they that 
wait for Him. 

Collect, 

We beseech Thee, Lord, 
to purify our consciences by 
Thy daily visitation; that 
when Thy Son our Lord com- 
eth, He may find in us a man- 
sion prepared for Himself ; 
through the same Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 



COMPLINE. 

Antiphon. He is our God, 
even the God of Whom com- 
eth salvation : God is the 
Lord, by Whom we escape 
death. 

Psalm i. may be used during 
Advent, instead of the Psalm 
for the day of the week. 

Ps. i. Beatus vir. 

1 Blessed is the man that 
hath not walked in the coun- 
sel of the ungodly, nor stood 
in the way of sinners : and 
hath not sat in the seat of the 
scornful. 

2 But his delight is in the 
law of the Lord : and in His 
law will he exercise himself 
day and night. 

3 And he shall be like a 
tree planted by the water- 
side : that will bring forth 
his fruit in due season. 

4 His leaf also shall not 
wither : and look, whatsoever 
he doeth, it shall prosper. 

5 As for the ungodly, it is 
not so with them : but they 
are like the chaff, which the 
wind scattereth away from the 
face of the earth. 

6 Therefore the ungodly 
shall not be able to stand in 
the judgment : neither the 
sinners in the congregation of 
the righteous. 

7 But the Lord knoweth 
the way of the righteous : and 
the way of the ungodly shall 
perish. 



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43 



Glory be to the Father, &c. 

The Chapter, Jer. xxiii. 5. 

Behold, the days come, saith 
the Lord, that I will raise un- 
to David a righteous Branch, 
and a King shall reign and 
prosper, and shall execute 
judgment and justice in the 
earth. In His days Judah 
shall be saved, and Israel 
shall dwell safely : and this is 
His name whereby He shall 
be called, THE LOED OUE 
RIGHTEOUSNESS. 

E. Thanks be to God. 

Collects. 

Grant, we beseech Thee, 
Almighty God, this grace un- 
to Thy people, to wait with 
all vigilance for the Coming 
of Thine Only-Begotten Son ; 
that, as He, the Author of our 
salvation, taught us, we may 
prepare our souls like burning 
lamps to meet Him ; through 
the same Thy Son Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Or this. 

Make us, we beseech Thee, 
Lord our God, watchful and 
heedful in awaiting the Com- 
ing of Thy Son Christ our 
Lord; that when He shall 
come and knock, He may not 
find us sleeping in sins, 
but awake and rejoicing in 
His praises ; through the 
same Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 



8% Ononis Witzk in gJMrent. 

PRIME. 

VV. and EE. as for the First 
Week in Advent, p. 39. 

Antiphon. Behold, the Son 
of Man shall come in the 
clouds of heaven : with power 
and great glory. 

The Chapter, Zeph. ii. 3. 

Seek ye the Lord, all ye 
meek of the earth, which have 
wrought His judgment; seek 
righteousness, seek meekness : 
it may be ye shall be hid in 
the day of the Lord's anger. 

E. Spare us, Good Lord. 
Collect. 

Christ our God, p. 40. 

NONE. 

Antiphon. Shiloh shall 
come : and unto Him shall the 
gathering of the people be. 

The Chapter, Isa. xxviii. 16. 

Thus saith the Lord God, 
Behold, I lay in Zion for a 
foundation a Stone, a tried 
Stone, a precious Corner-stone, 
a sure Foundation : he that be- 
lieveth shall not make haste. 
Judgment also will I lay to 
the line, and righteousness to 
the plummet : and the hail 
shall sweep away the refuge 
of lies, and the waters shall 
overflow the hiding place. 

E. Eor this shall every one 
that is godly make his prayer 



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THE THIRD WEEK IN ADVENT. 



unto Thee in a time when 
Thou mayest be found ; but in 
the great water-floods they 
shall not come nigh him. 

Collect. 

We beseech, Lord, p. 42. 



COMPLINE. 

Antiphon. Thine eyes shall 
see the King in His beauty : 
they shall behold the land 
that is very far off. 

The Chapter, I. S. John iii. 2. 

Beloved, now are we the 
sons of God, and it doth not 
yet appear what we shall be : 
but we know that when He 
shall appear, we shall be like 
Him, for we shall see Him as 
He is. And every man that 
hath this hope in Him puri- 
fieth himself, even as He is 
pure. 

E. I will behold Thy Pres- 
ence in righteousness ; and 
when I awake up after Thy 
likeness, I shall be satisfied 
with it. 

Collect for Sixth Sunday after 
the Epiphany, and Collects 
as for the First Week in 
Advent, at Compline, p. 43. 



tyt &\pxb Wink in Epfcwt. 

PRIME. 

VV. and RR., p. 39. 

Antiphon. Let your loins 
be girded about, and your 
lamps burning : and ye your- 



selves like unto men that wai 
for their Lord. 

The Chapter, I. Cor. vii. 29. 

This I say, Brethren, th 
time is short : it remainet 
that both they that have wiv 
be as though they had none ; 
and they that weep, as though 
they wept not ; and they that 
rejoice, as though they re- 
joiced not ; and they that buy, 
as though they possessed not ; 
and they that use this world, 
as not abusing it : for the 
fashion of this world passeth 
away. 

E. Lord, so teach us to 
number our days, that we 
may apply our hearts unto 
wisdom. 

Collect as at Prime for First 
Week in Advent, p. 40. 



NONE. 

Antiphon. Behold, He Com- 
eth with clouds : and every 
eye shall see Him, and they 
also which pierced Him. 

The Chapter, Eev. xx. 12. 

I saw the dead, small and 
great, stand before God, and 
the books were opened : and 
another book was opened, 
which is the book of life : and 
the dead were judged out of 
those things which were writ- 
ten in the books, according to 
their works. 



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45 



R. Spare us, Good Lord. 

Collect as at None for First 
Week in Advent, p. 42. 



COMPLINE. 

Antiphon. Yet a little 
while : and He that shall come 
will come, and will not tarry. 

The Chapter, Isa. xi. 1. 

There shall come forth a 
Eod out of the stem of J esse, 
and a Branch shall grow out 
of his roots : and the Spirit of 
the Lord shall rest upon Him, 
the Spirit of wisdom and un- 
derstanding, the Spirit of 
counsel and might, the Spirit 
of knowledge and of the fear 
of the Lord ; and shall make 
Him of quick understanding 
in the fear of the Lord : and 
He shall not judge after the 
sight of His eyes, neither re- 
prove after the hearing of His 
ears : but with righteousness 
shall He judge the poor, and 
reprove with equity for the 
meek of the earth. 

R. Thanks be to God. 

Collects as at Compline for 
First Week in Advent 

The following Great Antiphons 
supersede others, and are to 
be used at Compline, each 
on its own day. 

December 16. 
Sapientia. 
Wisdom, Which earnest 
forth out of the mouth of the 



Most High, and reachest from 
one end to the other, mightily 
and sweetly ordering all 
things : Come and teach us 
the way of prudence. — Wis- 
dom viii. 1. 

December 17. 

Adonai. 

Lord and Ruler of the 
House of Israel, Who appear- 
edst unto Moses in a flame of 
fire in the bush, and gavest 
unto him the law in Sinai : 
Come and redeem us with an 
outstretched arm. — Acts vii. 
30. 

December 18. 

Radix Jesse. 

Root of Jesse, Who stand- 
est for an ensign of the peo- 
ple, at Whom Kings shall 
shut their mouths, unto Whom 
the Gentiles shall pray : Come 
and deliver us, and tarry 
not. — Isa. xi. 10, lii. 15. 

December 19. 

Clavis David. 

Key of David, and Scep- 
tre of the house of Israel, 
Thou that openest and no 
man shutteth, and shuttest 
and no man openeth : Come 
and loose the prisoner from 
the prison house, and him that 
sitteth in darkness, from the 
shadow of death. — Rev. iii. 7 ; 
Isa. xlii. 7. 



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4 



December 20. 

Oriens. 

Day-Spring, Brightness 
of the Eternal Light, and Sun 
of Eighteousness : Come, and 
lighten them that sit in dark- 
ness, and in the shadow of 
death.— S. Luke i. 78. 

December 22. 

Rex Gentium. 

King of the Gentiles, and 
their Desire, the Corner-stone, 
Who madest both one : Come 
and save man, Whom Thou 
hast made out of the dust of 
the earth. — Eph. ii. 14. 

December 23. 

Emmanuel. 

Emmanuel, our King and 
Lawgiver, the Desire of all 
Nations, and their Saviour : 
Come and save us, Lord our 
God.— Gen. xlix. 10. 

ffifee cfottrilj Wink in Qbbtid. 

prime. 

VV. and RR. p. 39. 

Antiphon. Behold, a Virgin 
shall conceive and bear a Son : 
and shall call His Name Im- 
manuel. 

The Chapter, Mic. v. 2. 

Thou, Beth-lehem Ephra- 
tah, though thou be little 
among the thousands of Ju- 



dah, yet out of thee shall He 
come forth unto Me that is to 
be Euler in Israel; Whose 
goings forth have been from 
of old, from everlasting. 
E. Thanks be to God. 

Collect for First Week in Ad- 
vent, p. 40. 



NONE. 

Antiphon. Be ye patient : 
stablish your hearts ; for the 
Coming of the Lord draweth 
nigh. 

The Chapter, Isa. xxxii. 1. 

Behold, a King shall reign 
in righteousness, and princes 
shall rule in judgment. And 
a Man shall be as an hiding- 
place from the wind, and a 
covert from the tempest; as 
rivers of water in a dry place, 
as the shadow of a great rock 
in a weary land. 

E. Thanks be to God. 

Collect as at None for First 
Week in Advent, p. 42. 



COMPLINE. 

Antiphon. — One of the Great 
Antiphons, according to the 
day of the week, p. 45, or, 
Dec. 21, for the Feast of S. 
Thomas. 

The Chapter, Zech. ii. 10. 

Sing and rejoice, daughter 
of Sion : for lo, I come, and I 



CHRISTMAS-DAY. 



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will dwell in the midst of thee, 
saith the Lord. And many 
nations shall be joined to the 
Lord in that day, and shall be 
My people : and I will dwell 
in the midst of thee, and thou 
shalt know that the Lord of 
Hosts hath sent Me unto 
thee. 

E. Thanks be to God. 

Collects as at Compline for 
First Week in Advent, p. 
43. 



Collect. 

To be used for three days before 
Christmas-Day ', at Prime, 
None and Compline, except at 
Compline on Christmas Eve. 

Grant, Merciful God, 
that for the transcendent 
mystery of Thy Son's Nativ- 
ity, the minds of believers 
may be prepared, and the 
hearts of unbelievers subdued ; 
through the same Thy Son, 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 



The Nativity of our Lord, or the Birth-day of CHRIST, com- 
monly called 



ON THE EVE, AT COMPLINE. 

Antiphon. Behold, the 
Bridegroom cometh : go ye 
out to meet Him. 

Instead of the Psalm for the 
day of the iveek, shall be 
used : 

Ps. xcvi. Cantate Domino. 

1 Sing unto the Lord a 
new song : sing unto the Lord, 
all the whole earth. 

2 Sing unto the Lord, and 
praise His Name : be telling 
of His salvation from day to 
day. 

3 Declare His honour unto 
the heathen : and His wonders 
unto all people. 



4 For the Lord is great, and 
cannot worthily be praised : 
He is more to be feared than 
all gods. 

5 As for the gods of the 
heathen, they are but idols : 
but it is the Lord that made 
the heavens. 

6 Glory and worship are 
before Him : power and hon- 
our are in His sanctuary. 

7 Ascribe unto the Lord, 
ye kindreds of the people : 
ascribe unto the Lord worship 
and power. 

8 Ascribe unto the Lord 
the honour due unto His 
Name : bring presents, and 
come into His courts. 



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9 worship the Lord in 
the beauty of holiness : let the 
whole earth stand in awe of 
Him. 

10 Tell it out among the 
heathen that the Lord is 
King : and that it is He Who 
hath made the round world so 
fast that it cannot be moved ; 
and how that He shall judge 
the people righteously. 

11 Let the heavens rejoice, 
and let the earth be glad : let 
the sea make a noise, and all 
that therein is. 

12 Let the field be joyful, 
and all that is in it : then shall 
all the trees of the wood re- 
joice before the Lord. 

13 For He cometh, for He 
cometh to judge the earth : 
and with righteousness to 
judge the world, and the peo- 
ple with His truth. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

The Chapter, Isaiah lx. 1. 

Arise, shine ; for thy Light 
is come, and the Glory of the 
Lord is risen upon thee. For, 
behold, the darkness shall 
cover the earth, and gross 
darkness the people : but the 
Lord shall arise upon thee, 
and His Glory shall be seen 
upon thee. 

B. Alleluia. 

V. Cry out and shout, 
inhabitant of Sion, 

E. For great is the Holy 
One of Israel in the midst of 
thee. 



Then shall be used the Nicene 
Creed. 

I believe in One God the 
Father Almighty, Maker of 
heaven and earth, And of all 
things visible and invisible : 

And in one Lord Jesus 
Christ, the Only-Begotten Son 
of God, Begotten of His 
Father before all worlds, God 
of God, Light of Light, Very 
God of Very God, Begotten, 
not made, Being of one sub- 
stance with the Father; by 
Whom all things were made : 
Who for us men, and for our 
salvation came down from 
heaven, and was Incarnate by 
the Holy Ghost of the Virgin 
Mary, And was made man, And 
was crucified also for us un- 
der Pontius Pilate. He suf- 
fered and was buried, And the 
third day He rose again ac- 
cording to the Scriptures, And 
ascended into heaven, And sit- 
teth on the right hand of the 
Father. And He shall come 
again with glory to judge both 
the quick and the dead : 
Whose Kingdom shall have 
no end. 

And I believe in the Holy 
Ghost, the Lord and Giver of 
Life, Who proceedeth from 
the leather and the Son, Who 
with the Father and the Son 
together is worshipped and 
glorified, Who spake by the 
Prophets. And I believe 
One Catholic and Apostolic 
Church. I acknowledge one 



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49 



Baptism for the remission of 
sins, And I look for the Ee- 
surrection of the dead, And 
the Life of the world to come. 
Amen. 

Collect. 

God, Who madest this 
most sacred night to shine 
with the illumination of the 
True Light; grant, we be- 
seech Thee, that as we have 
known the mystery of that 
Light upon earth, we may 
also perfectly enjoy it in Hea- 
ven ; through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

Everything else as usual at 
Compline. 



PRIME. 

V. God, make speed to 
save us. 

E. Lord, make haste to 
help us. 

V. Glory be to the Father, 
&c. 

E. As it was, &c. 

V. Unto us a Child is born. 

E. Unto us a Son is given. 

V. And the government 
shall be upon His shoulder. 

E. And His Name shall be 
called Wonderful, 

V. Counsellor, 

E. The Mighty God, 

V. The Everlasting Father, 

E. The Prince of Peace. 

V. This God is our God for 
ever and ever. 



E. He shall be our Guide 
unto death. 

Hymn. 

Antiphon. I will make Him 
My First-born : 

Ps. lxiii. Deus, Deus meus, 
p. 4. 

Ps. xcvi. Cantate Domino, 
p. 47. 

Ps. xcvii. Dominus requavit. 

1 The Lord is King, the 
earth may be glad thereof : 
yea, the multitude of the isles 
may be glad thereof. 

2 Clouds and darkness are 
round about Him : righteous- 
ness and judgment are the 
habitation of His seat. 

3 There shall go a fire be- 
fore Him : and burn up His 
enemies on every side. 

4 His lightnings gave shine 
unto the world : the earth saw 
it, and was afraid. 

5 The hills melted like wax 
at the Presence of the Lord : 
at the Presence of the Lord of 
the whole earth. 

6 The heavens have de- 
clared His righteousness : and 
all the people have seen His 
glory. 

7 Confounded be all they 
that worship carved images, 
and that delight in vain gods : 
worship Him, all ye gods. 

8 Sion heard of "it, and re- 
joiced : and the daughters of 



4 



50 



CHRISTMAS-DAY. 



Judah were glad, because of 
Thy judgments, Lord. 

9 For Thou, Lord, art 
higher than all that are in the 
earth : Thou art exalted far 
above all gods. 

10 ye that love the Lord, 
see that ye hate the thing 
which is evil : the Lord pre- 
serveth the souls of His saints ; 
He shall deliver them from 
the hand of the ungodly. 

11 There is sprung up a 
Light for the righteous : and 
joyful gladness for such as 
are true-hearted. 

12 Kejoice in the Lord, ye 
righteous : and give thanks 
for a remembrance of His 
holiness. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Ps. cxix. 33. Legem pone,p. 15. 

If Christmas-Day fall on Sun- 
day, Ps. cxxii., Laetatus 
sum, p. 6, shall be used in- 
stead of Ps. xix. 33. 

Antiphon. I will make Him 
My First-born : higher than 
the Kings of the earth. 

The Chapter, Isa. xxv. 9. 

It shall be said in that day, 
Lo, This is our God ; we have 
waited for Him, and He will 
save us : This is the Lord ; 
we have waited for Him, we 
will be glad and rejoice in His 
salvation, 

E. Alleluia. 



Then shall be used the Nicene 
Creed, p. 48. 

Collects. 

Blessed be the Lord God, 
Who cometh in the Name of 
the Lord, and hath dawned 
upon us ; Whose Coming hath 
redeemed us, Whose Nativity 
hath enlightened us ; Who by 
His Coming hath sought out 
the lost, and illuminated those 
who sat in darkness. Grant 
therefore, Father Almighty, 
that we, celebrating with pious 
devotion the day of His Na- 
tivity, may find the day of 
judgment a day of mercy; 
that as we have known His 
benignity as our Eedeemer, 
we may feel His gentle ten- 
derness as our Judge, Who 
liveth and reigneth with Thee 
and the Holy Ghost, One 
God, world without end. 
Amen. 

Grant, Lord, we beseech 
Thee, to Thy people an in- 
violable firmness of faith; that 
as they confess Thine Only- 
begotten Son, the Everlasting 
Partaker of Thy glory, to have 
been born in our very flesh, of 
the Virgin Mother, they may 
ever apprehend both parts of 
the one mystery, and adore 
One Christ, very God and very 
Man, neither divided from 
our nature, nor separate from 
Thine Essence, through the 
same Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen, 



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51 



The preceding Collect is to be 
used daily until the Epiph- 
any. 



N ON E . 

Antiphon. I have laid help 
upon One that is Mighty : I 
have exalted One chosen out 
of the people. 

Instead of the Psalm for the 
day of the week, shall be used : 

Ps. xcviii. Cantate Domino. 

1 sing unto the Lord a 
new song : for He hath done 
marvellous things. 

2 With His own right hand, 
and with His holy arm : hath 
He gotten Himself the vic- 
tory. 

3 The Lord declared His 
salvation : His righteousness 
hath He openly showed in the 
sight of the heathen. 

4 He hath remembered His 
mercy and truth toward the 
house of Israel : and all the 
ends of the world have seen 
the Salvation of our God. 

5 Shew yourselves joyful 
unto the Lord, all ye lands : 
sing, rejoice, and give thanks. 

6 Praise the Lord upon the 
harp : sing to the harp with a 
psalm of thanksgiving. 

7 With trumpets also, and 
shawms : shew yourselves 
joyful before the Lord the 
King. 

8 Let the sea make a noise, 
and all that therein is : the 



round world, and they that 
dwell therein. 

9 Let the floods clap their 
hands, and let the hills be joy- 
ful together before the Lord : 
for He is come to judge the 
earth. 

10 With righteousness shall 
He judge the world : and the 
people with equity. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

The Chapter, Gal. iv. 4. 

When the fulness of time 
was come, God sent forth His 
Son, made of a woman, made 
under the law, to redeem them 
that were under the law, that 
we might receive the adoption 
of sons. 

E. Alleluia. 

Collect. 

Most merciful and loving 
God, by Whose will and 
bounty Jesus Christ our Lord 
humbled Himself that He 
might exalt the whole race of 
man; and descended to the 
depths for the purpose of lift- 
ing up the lowly; and was 
born, God-Man, of the Virgin, 
that He might restore in man 
the lost celestial image ; grant 
that Thy people may cleave 
unto Thee, that as Thou hast 
redeemed them by Thy bounty, 
they may ever please Thee by 
devoted service ; through the 
same Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 

This Collect is to be used daily 
until the Epiphany. 



52 



CHRISTMAS-DAY. 



COMPLINE. 

Antiphon. He took not on 
Him the nature of angels 4 : but 
He took on Him the seed of 
Abraham. 

Instead of the Psalm for the 
day of the iveek, shall be used : 

Ps. lxxii. Deus, judicium. 

1 Give the King Thy judg- 
ments, God : and Thy 
righteousness unto the King's 
Son. 

2 Then shall He judge Thy 
people according unto right : 
and defend the poor. 

3 The mountains also shall 
bring peace : and the little 
hills righteousness unto the 
people. 

4 He shall keep the simple 
folk by their right : defend 
the children of the poor, and 
punish the wrong doer. 

5 They shall fear Thee, as 
long as the sun and moon en- 
dureth : from one generation 
to another. 

6 He shall come down like 
the rain into a fleece of wool : 
even as the drops that water 
the earth. 

7 In His time shall the 
righteous flourish : yea, and 
abundance of peace, so long as 
the moon endureth. 

8 His dominion shall be 
also from the one sea to the 
other : and from the flood un- 
to the world's end. 

9 They that dwell in the 
wilderness shall kneel before 



Him : His enemies shall lick 
the dust. 

10 The Kings of Tharsis 
and of the isles shall give 
presents : the Kings of Arabia 
and Saba shall bring gifts. 

11 All Kings shall fall 
down before Him : all nations 
shall do Him service. 

12 For He shall deliver the 
poor when he crieth : the 
needy also, and him that hath 
no helper. 

13 He shall be favourable 
to the simple and needy : and 
shall preserve the souls of the 
poor. 

14 He shall deliver their 
souls from falsehood and 
wrong : and dear shall their 
blood be in His sight. 

15 He shall live, and unto 
Him shall be given of the 
gold of Arabia : prayer shall 
be made ever unto Him, and 
daily shall He be praised. 

16 There shall be an heap 
of corn in the earth, high up- 
on the hills : his fruit shall 
shake like Libanus, and shall 
be green in the city like grass 
upon the earth. 

17 His Name shall endure 
for ever ; His Name shall re- 
main under the sun amongst 
the posterities : which shall 
be blessed through Him ; and 
all the heathen shall praise 
Him. 

18 Blessed be the Lord 
God, even the God of Israel : 
Which only doeth wondrous 
things ; 



ST. STEPHEN AND ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST. 53 



19 And blessed be the 
Name of His Majesty for 
ever : and all the earth shall 
be filled with His Majesty. 
Amen, Amen. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 
The Chapter, Isa. xl. 9. 

Zion, that bringest good 
tidings, get thee up into the 
high mountain ; Jerusalem, 
that bringest good tidings, 
lift up thy voice with strength ; 
lift it up, be not afraid ; say 
unto the cities of Judah, Be- 
hold your God ! Behold, the 
Lord God will come with 
strong hand, and His arm 
shall rule for Him : behold, 
His reward is with Him, and 
His work before Him. He shall 
feed His flock like a shepherd : 
He shall gather the lambs 
with His arm, and carry them 
in His bosom, and shall gently 
lead those that are with young. 

E. Alleluia. 

Collect. 

Grant unto us, we pray 
Thee, Lord our God, that 
we who rejoice to keep the 
Feast of the Nativity of Jesus 
Christ our Lord, may have 
our hearts so graciously en- 
lightened by Him, that we 
may escape the darkness of 
this world, and by His guid- 
ance attain to the Country of 
eternal brightness ; through 
the same Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

This Collect is to be used daily 
until the Epiphany. 



St. Stephen. 

PRIME. 

Antiphon. The righteous 
shall nourish like a palm-tree : 
and shall spread abroad like 
a cedar in Libanus. 

The Chapter, Acts vii. 59. 

They stoned Stephen, call- 
ing upon God, and saying, 
Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. 
And he kneeled down, and 
cried with a loud voice, Lord, 
lay not this sin to their charge. 
And when he had said this, he 
fell asleep. 

E. Thanks be to God. 

Collect as at Prime on Christ- 
mas-Day, p. 50. Everything 
else as in the Common of 
Saints. 



St. $ojm % ®bangelbt. 

PRIME. 

Substitute for fourth Versicle 
the following : 

V. We magnify Thy Holy 
Name for the glorious exam- 
ple of him whose festival we 
celebrate. 

The Chapter, S. John xv. 20, 
and S. Matt. x. 22. 

Eemember the word that I 
said unto you, The servant is 
not greater than his Lord. 
If they have persecuted Me, 
they will also persecute you ; 
if they have kept My saying, 
they will keep yours also. 



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THE INNOCENTS' DAY. 



But all these things will they 
do unto you for My Name's 
sake, because they know not 
Him that sent Me. But He 
that endureth to the end 
shall be saved. 

R. Thanks be to God. 

Collect. 

To be used at Prime, None and 
Compline. 

Almighty God, Who, 
through Thy blessed Apostle 
and Evangelist Saint John, 
hast willed to reveal to Thy 
Church the secret mysteries 
of Thy Word; grant us 
strength, by the grace of the 
Holy Spirit, to receive in- 
wardly in our minds what he, 
inspired by the same Spirit, 
hath poured into our outward 
ears ; that being assured by 
his doctrine of the Divinity 
of our Redeemer, we may, by 
loving what that Redeemer 
taught, and fulfilling what He 
commanded, attain to the gifts 
which the same Jesus Christ 
our Lord hath promised. 
Amen. 

Collect as at None on Christ- 
may-Day,p. 51. Everything 
else as in the Common of 
Saints. 



COMPLINE. 

Antiphon. If I will that he 
tarry till I come : what is that 
to thee ? 



The Chapter, Dan. xii. 2. 

Many of them that sleep in 
the dust of the earth shall 
awake, some to everlasting 
life, and some to shame and 
everlasting contempt. And 
they that be wise shall shine 
as the brightness of the fir- 
mament ; and they that turn 
many to righteousness as the 
stars for ever and ever. 

R. Thanks be to God. 

Collect as at Compline on 

Christmas - Day, p. 53. 

Everything else as in the 
Common of Saints. 



PRIME. 

V. God, make speed to 
save us. 

R. Lord make haste to 
help us. 

V. Glory be to the Father, 
&c. 

R. As it was, &c. 

V. Great and marvellous 
are Thy works, Lord God 
Almighty. 

R. Just and true are Thy 
ways, Thou King of Saints. 

V. Out of the mouths of 
babes and sucklings hast Thou 
perfected praise. 

R. For in their mouth was 
found no guile, and they are 
without fault before the throne 
of God. 



THE INNOCENTS' DAY. 



55 



Hymn. 

Antiphon. These were re- 
deemed from among men: 
being the first-fruits unto God 
and the Lamb. 

Psalms as on Christmas-Day. 
The Chapter, Kev. vii. 16. 

They shall hunger no more, 
neither thirst any more ; 
neither shall the sun light on 
them, nor any heat. For the 
Lamb Which is in the midst 
of the throne shall feed them, 
and shall lead them unto liv- 
ing fountains of waters : and 
God shall wipe away all tears 
from their eyes. 

E. Thanks be to God. 
Collect 

Almighty and Everlasting 
God, Who hast taught us that 
unless we become as little 
children we cannot enter into 
the Kingdom of Heaven; 
grant us so to resemble the 
Holy Innocents in all purity 
and humility, that we may 
flourish like pure lilies in the 
courts of Thy house, ever 
showing forth the fragrance 
of good works ; through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Collect as at Prime on Christ- 
mas-Day. 



NONE. 

Antiphon. These are they 
which follow the Lamb : 
whithersoever He goeth. 



Psalms as on Christmas-Day. 

The Chapter, S. Matt, xviii. 3. 

Verily I say unto you, Ex- 
cept ye be converted, and be- 
come as little children, ye 
shall not enter into the King- 
dom of Heaven. Whosoever 
therefore shall humble himself 
as this little child, the same 
is greatest in the Kingdom of 
Heaven. 

E. Thanks be to God. 

Collect as at Prime. 

Collect as at None on Christ- 
mas-Day. 



COMPLINE. 

Antiphon. Blessed are they 
which are called : unto the 
marriage supper of the Lamb. 

Psalms as on Christmas-Day. 
Chapter as in the Common 
of Saints. Collect as at 
Prime, and the following 

Collect. 

God, Who art both the 
Eestorer and the Kuler of 
mankind; grant, we beseech 
Thee, that Thy Church may 
ever be increased by a new 
offspring, and grow up by the 
devotion of all the faithful; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 

Collect as at Compline on 
Christmas-Day. 



The Twenty-ninth, Thirtieth and 
Thirty-first of December. 



56 



THE CIRCUMCISION OF CHRIST. 



Antiphons, Psalms, Chapters 
and Collects as on Christ- 
mas-Day. 

H\t fiiramuision of fijjrirf. 

ON THE EVE, AT COMPLINE. 

Antiphon. Praise the 
Lord, for the Lord is gracious : 
sing praises unto His Name, 
for it is lovely. 

Psalms as for Compline on 
Christmas-Day, p. 52. 
The Chapter, S. Matt. ii. 

The Angel said, Thou shalt 
call His name JESUS, for He 
shall save His people from 
their sins. 

E. Alleluia. 

Prayer-Book Collect for the 
Feast. 



PRIME. 

V. God, make speed to 
save us. 

E. Lord, make haste to 
help us. 

V. Glory be to the Father, 
&c. 

E. As it was, &c. 

V. The Angel said, Thou 
shalt call His name JESUS. 

E. For He shall save His 
people from their sins. 

V. All people will walk 
every one in the name of his 
god. 

E. And we will walk in the 
Name of our God for ever and 
ever. 



Hymn. 

Antiphon. Sing unto the 
Lord, and praise His Name : 
be telling of His Salvation 
from day to day. 

Instead of the Psalm for the 
day of the week, shall be used 

Ps. cxlv. Exaltabo te, Deus. 

1 I will magnify Thee, 
God, my King : and I will 
praise Thy Name for ever 
and ever. 

2 Every day will I give 
thanks unto Thee : and praise 
Thy Name for ever and ever. 

3 Great is the Lord, and 
marvellous, worthy to be 
praised : there is no end of 
His greatness. 

4 One generation shall 
praise Thy works unto an- 
other : and declare Thy 
power. 

5 As for me, I will be talk- 
ing of Thy worship : Thy 
glory, Thy praise, and won- 
drous works ; 

6 So that men shall speak 
of the might of Thy marvel- 
lous acts : and I will also tell 
of Thy greatness. 

7 The memorial of Thine 
abundant kindness shall be 
showed : and men shall sing 
of Thy righteousness. 

8 The Lord is gracious and 
merciful : long-suffering, and 
of great goodness. 

9 The Lord is loving unto 
every man : and His mercy is 
over all His works. 



THE CIRCUMCISION OF CHRIST. 



57 



10 All Thy works praise 
Thee, Lord : and Thy saints 
give thanks unto Thee. 

11 They show the glory of 
Thy Kingdom : and talk of 
Thy power ; 

12 That Thy power, Thy 
glory, and mightiness of Thy 
Kingdom : might be known 
unto men. 

13 Thy Kingdom is an ever- 
lasting Kingdom : and Thy 
dominion endureth through- 
out all ages. 

14 The Lord upholdeth all 
such as fall : and lifteth up 
all those that are down. 

15 The eyes of all wait 
upon Thee, Lord : and 
Thou givest them their meat 
in due season. 

16 Thou openest Thine 
hand : and fillest all things 
living with plenteousness. 

17 The Lord is righteous 
in all His ways : and holy in 
all His works. 

18 The Lord is nigh unto 
all them that call upon him : 
yea, all such as call upon Him 
faithfully. 

19 He will fulfil the desire 
of them that fear Him : He 
also will hear their cry, and 
will help them. 

20 The Lord preserveth all 
them that love Him : but scat- 
tereth abroad all the ungodly. 

21 My mouth shall speak 
the praise of the Lord : and let 
all flesh give thanks unto His 
Holy Name for ever and ever. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 



The Chapter, S. Luke ii. 21. 

When eight days were ac- 
complished for the Circumcis- 
ing of the Child, His Name 
was called JESUS, which was 
so named of the Angel before 
He was conceived in the womb. 

E. Alleluia. 

Collect. 

God, Who hast made the 
most glorious Name of our 
Lord Jesus Christ, Thine 
Only-Begotten Son, to be ex- 
ceeding sweet and supremely 
lovable to Thy faithful ser- 
vants, and tremendous and 
terrible to malignant spirits ; 
mercifully grant that all who 
devoutly venerate this Name 
on earth, may in this life re- 
ceive the sweetness of holy 
comfort, and in the life to 
come attain the joy of exult- 
ing gladness and never-ending 
jubilation; through the same 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Collect as at Prime on Christ- 
mas-Day. 



NONE. 

Antiphon. We will rejoice in 
Thy Salvation : and triumph in 
the Name of the Lord our God. 

Instead of the Psalm for the 
day of the week shall be used 

Ps. viii. Domine, Dominus 
noster. 

1 Lord our Governor, 
how excellent is Thy Name 



58 



THE CIRCUMCISION OF CHRIST. 



in all the world : Thou that 
hast set Thy glory above the 
heavens ! 

2 Out of the mouth of very 
babes and sucklings hast Thou 
ordained strength, because of 
Thine enemies : that Thou 
mightest still the enemy, and 
the avenger. 

3 For I will consider Thy 
heavens, even the works of 
Thy fingers : the moon and 
the stars, which Thou hast 
ordained. 

4 What is man, that Thou 
art mindful of him : and the 
son of man, that Thou visitest 
him? 

5 Thou madest him lower 
than the angels : to crown him 
with glory and worship. 

6 Thou makest him to have 
dominion of the works of Thy 
hands : and Thou hast put all 
things in subjection under his 
feet. 

7 All sheep and oxen : yea, 
and the beasts of the field ; 

8 The fowls of the air, and 
the fishes of the sea : and 
whatsoever walketh through 
the paths of the seas. 

9 Lord our Governor : 
how excellent is Thy Name 
in all the world. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

The Chapter, Phil. ii. 5. 

Let this mind be in you, 
which was also in Christ 
Jesus : Who, being in the 
form of God, thought it not 
robbery to be equal with God : 



but made Himself of no repu- 
tation, and took upon Him the 
form of a servant, and was 
made in the likeness of men : 
and being found in fashion as 
a man, He humbled Himself, 
and became obedient unto 
death, even the death of the 
Cross. Wherefore God also 
hath highly exalted Him, and 
given Him a Name which is 
above every name : that at the 
Name of Jesus every knee 
should bow, of things in hea- 
ven, and things in earth, and 
things under the earth; and 
that every tongue should con- 
fess that Jesus Christ is Lord, 
to the glory of God the Father. 
E. Alleluia. 

Collect as at Prime, p. 57; 
also. Collect as at None on 
Christmas-Day, p. 51. 



COMPLINE. 

Antiphon. praise the 
Lord with me : and let us 
magnify His Name together. 

Instead of the Psalm for the 
day of the week shall be used 

Ps. cxxxv. Laudate nomen. 

1 praise the Lord, laud 
ye the Name of the Lord : 
praise it, ye servants of the 
Lord. 

2 Ye that stand in the 
house of the Lord : in the 
courts of the house of our 
God. 

3 praise the Lord, for the 
Lord is gracious : sing 



THE CIRCUMCISION OF CHRIST. 



59 



praises unto His Name, for it 
is lovely. 

4 For why? The Lord 
hath chosen Jacob unto Him- 
self : and Israel for His own 
possession. 

5 For I know that the Lord 
is great : and that our Lord is 
above all gods. 

6 Whatsoever the Lord 
pleased, that did He in heaven, 
and in earth : in the sea, and 
in all deep places. 

7 He bringeth forth the 
clouds from the ends of the 
world : and sendeth forth 
lightnings with the rain, bring- 
ing the winds out of His 
treasures. 

8 He smote the first-born 
of Egypt : both of man and 
beast. 

9 He hath sent tokens and 
wonders into the midst of 
thee, thou land of Egypt : 
upon Pharoah, and all his 
servants. 

10 He smote divers nations : 
and slew mighty Kings ; 

11 Sehon, King of the 
Amorites, and Og, the King 
of Basan : and all the King- 
doms of Canaan ; 

12 And gave their land to 
be an heritage : even an herit- 
age unto Israel His people. 

13 Thy Name, Lord, en- 
dureth for ever : so doth Thy 
memorial, Lord, from one 
generation to another. 

14 For the Lord will avenge 
His people : and be gracious 
unto His servants. 



15 As for the images of the 
heathen, they are but silver 
and gold : the work of men's 
hands. 

16 They have mouths, and 
speak not : eyes have they, 
but they see not. 

17 They have ears, and yet 
they hear not : neither is there 
any breath in their mouths. 

18 They that make them 
are like unto them : and so are 
all they that put their trust 
in them. 

19 Praise the Lord, ye 
house of Israel : praise the 
Lord, ye house of Aaron. 

20 Praise the Lord, ye 
house of Levi : ye that fear 
the Lord, praise the Lord. 

21 Praised be the Lord out 
of Sion : Who dwelleth at 
Jerusalem. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

The Chapter, Acts iv. 11. 

This is the Stone which 
was set at nought of you 
builders, which is become the 
head of the corner. Neither 
is there salvation in any 
other : for there is none other 
name under heaven given 
among men, whereby we must 
be saved. 

E. Alleluia. 

Collect as at Prime, p. 57; al- 
so, Collect as at Compline 
on Christmas-Day, p. 53. 

The Antiphons, Psalms, Chap- 
ters and Collects for the Cir- 



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cumcision shall serve until 
the Eve of the Epiphany, a t 
Compline. 

Or The Manifestation of 
Christ to the Gentiles. 

ON THE EVE, AT COMPLINE. 

Antiphon. Arise, shine, for 
thy Light is come : and the 
Glory of the Lord is risen up- 
on thee. 

Psalms as for Compline on 
Christmas-Day, p. 52. 

The Chapter, Isa. xlii. 5. 

Thus saith God the Lord, He 
that created the heavens and 
stretched them out ; He that 
spread forth the earth, and 
that which cometh out of it ; 
He that giveth breath unto 
the people upon it, and spirit 
to them that walk therein : I 
the Lord have called Thee in 
righteousness, and will hold 
Thine hand, and will keep 
Thee, and give Thee for a 
Covenant of the people, for a 
Light of the Gentiles. 

E. Alleluia. 

Prayer-Book Collect for the 
Epiphany. 



PRIME. 

V. God, make speed to 
save us. 

E. Lord, make haste to 
help us. 



V. Glory be to the Father, 

&c. 

E. As it was, &c. 

V. Lord our God, great 
are the wondrous works which 
Thou hast done. 

E. Like as be also Thy 
thoughts which are to us-ward. 

V. Doubtless Thou art our 
Father, though Abraham be 
ignorant of us, and Israel 
acknowledge us not. 

E. Thou, Lord, art our 
Father, our Eedeemer; Thy 
Name is from everlasting. 

Hymn. 

Antiphon. The Gentiles 
shall come to thy Light : and 
Kings to the brightness of thy 
rising. 

Christmas Psalms, p. 49. 

The Chapter, S. Matt. ii. 11. 

When they were come into 
the house, they saw the young 
Child with Mary His Mother, 
and fell down, and worshipped 
Him : and when they had 
opened their treasures, they 
presented unto Him gifts ; 
gold, and frankincense, and 
myrrh. 

E. Alleluia. 

Collects. 

Almighty and Everlasting 
God, Who didst make known 
the Incarnation of Thy Son 
by the bright shining of a 
star, which when the wise 
men beheld they adored Thy 



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Majesty with, gifts ; grant 
that the star of righteousness 
may always shine in our 
hearts, and that, as our treas- 
ure, we may give ourselves 
and all we possess to Thy ser- 
vice; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 

Almighty and Glorious God, 
the Brightness of faithful 
souls, Whose in-gathering of 
the first-fruits of the Gentiles 
we celebrate ; fill, we beseech 
Thee, the world with Thy 
glory, and show Thyself by 
the radiance of Thy light to 
all nations; through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Almighty God, Finder of 
the lost, Collector of them 
that are dispersed, and Bring- 
er-back of them that are afar 
off ; convert to Thee, Lord, 
in mercy, Thy blinded people 
the Jews. Bescue them from 
their darkness by bringing 
them to acknowledge the 
Gentiles' Light; and grant 
that we may be sons of Abra- 
ham by faith, and hold the 
dignity of true Israelites, that 
there may be one Fold and 
one Shepherd, even our Lord 
Jesus Christ. Amen. 



NONE. 

Antiphon. Behold My Ser- 
vant, Whom I uphold : Mine 
Elect, in Whom My soul de- 
lighteth; I have put My 
Spirit upon Him. 



Instead of the Psalm for the 
day of the week, shall be used 

Ps. xlvi. Deus noster refugium. 

1 God is our hope and 
strength : a very present help 
in trouble. 

2 Therefore will we not 
fear, though the earth be 
moved : and though the hills 
be carried into the midst of 
the sea. 

3 Though the waters there- 
of rage and swell : and though 
the mountains shake at the 
tempest of the same. 

4 The rivers of the flood 
thereof shall make glad the 
city of God : the holy place of 
the tabernacle of the Most 
Highest. 

5 God is in the midst of 
her, therefore shall she not 
be removed : God shall help 
her, and that right early. 

6 The heathen make much 
ado, and the kingdoms are 
moved : but God hath shewed 
His voice, and the earth shall 
melt away. 

7 The Lord of Hosts is with 
us : the God of Jacob is our 
Refuge. 

8 come hither and behold 
the works of the Lord : what 
destruction He hath brought 
upon the earth. 

9 He maketh wars to cease 
in all the world : He breaketh 
the bow, and knappeth the 
spear in sunder, and burnetii 
the chariots in the fire. 

10 Be still then, and know 



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that I am God : I will be ex- 
alted among the heathen, and 
I will be exalted in the earth. 

11 The Lord of Hosts is 
with us : the God of J acob is 
our Refuge. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

The Chapter, S. Luke iii. 21. 

Now when all the people 
were baptized, it came to pass, 
that J esus also being baptized 
and praying, the heaven was 
opened, and the Holy Ghost 
descended in a bodily shape 
like a dove upon Him, and a 
Voice came from heaven, 
which said, Thou art My Be- 
loved Son ; in Thee I am well 
pleased. 

E. Alleluia. 

Collects. 

God, Who by the bap- 
tism of Thy well-beloved Son 
Jesus Christ in the river Jor- 
dan, didst sanctify water to 
the mystical washing away of 
sin, and didst Thyself anoint 
Him with the Holy Spirit in 
the descent of the mysterous 
Dove ; grant, we beseech Thee, 
that there may come upon 
Thy whole Church a blessing 
which make keep Thy ser- 
vants continually safe, direct 
the course of those who follow 
Thee, and open the door of 
Thy Heavenly Kingdom to 
all who are waiting to enter ; 
through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

Almighty and glorious God, 
p. 61. 



COMPLINE. 

Antiphon. It is the Lord 
that commandeth the waters : 
The Voice of the Lord is 
mighty in operation; the 
Voice of the Lord is a glorious 
Voice. 

Instead of the Psalm for the 
day of the week, shall be used 

Ps. lxxii. Deus, judicium, p. 52. 

Ps. xlvii. Omnes gentes,plaud- 
ite. 

1 clap your hands to- 
gether, all ye people : sing 
unto God with the voice of 
melody. 

2 For the Lord is high, and 
to be feared : He is the great 
King upon all the earth. 

3 He shall subdue the peo- 
ple under us : and the nations 
under our feet. 

4 He shall choose out an 
heritage for us : even the 
worship of Jacob, whom He 
loved. 

5 God is gone up with a 
merry noise : and the Lord 
with the sound of the 
trump. 

6 sing praises, sing 
praises unto our God : sing 
praises, sing praises unto our 
King. 

7 For God is the King of 
all the earth : sing ye praises 
with understanding. 

8 God reigneth over the 
heathen : God sitteth upon 
His holy seat. 

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are joined unto the people of 
the God of Abraham : for 
God, Which is very high ex- 
alted, doth defend the earth, 
as it were with a shield. 
Glory be to the Father, &c. 

The Chapter, S. John ii. 7. 

Jesus saith unto them, Fill 
the water-pots with water. 
And they filled them up to 
the brim. And He saith unto 
them, Draw out now, and bear 
unto the governor of the feast. 
And they bear it. When the 
ruler of the feast had tasted 
the water that was made wine, 
and knew not whence it was : 
(but the servants which drew 
the water knew ;) the governor 
of the feast called the bride- 
groom, and saith unto him, 
Every man at the beginning 
doth set forth good wine ; and 
when men have well drunk, 
then that which is worse : but 
thou hast kept the good wine 
until now. This beginning of 
miracles did Jesus in Cana of 
Galilee, and manifested forth 
His glory. 

E. Alleluia. 

Collects. 

Blessed Jesus, Who didst 
manifest Thyself at the mar- 
riage supper in Cana by turn- 
ing the water into wine ; come 
to the aid of our weakness ; 
and as we of ourselves are un- 
stable as water, grant us to 
have in Thee the strength of 
the True Vine. Amen. 



Glorious and Holy Sav- 
iour, Who art pitiful to the 
manifold wanderings of man- 
kind, and didst guide the 
Magi, who dwelt in dark 
superstition, by the light of a 
star to Thy sacred cradle ; 
kindle in all men who are 
walking in their own errors 
the desire of knowing Thee ; 
kindle in us also, we pray 
Thee, the saving ardour of 
love for Thee ; that we who 
have already known Thee by 
Thy gracious illumination, 
may be enabled to cleave to 
Thee for ever, Who livest and 
reignest with the Father and 
the Holy Spirit, One God, 
world without end. Amen. 

The Antiphons, Psalms, 
Chapters and Collects for 
the Epiphany shall serve 
throughout the Octave. 



H\t Stmtmg calleb Septuageaima, 
0r % S^xrS Stttttmg before gTent. 

PRIME. 

Antiphon. Behold, now is 
the accepted time : behold, 
now is the day of salvation. 

The Chapter, I. Cor. ix. 24. 

Know ye not that they 
which run in a race run all, 
but one receiveth the prize ? 
So run, that ye may obtain. 
And every man that striveth 
for the mastery is temperate 
in all things. Now they do 
it to obtain a corruptible 



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crown ; but we an incorrupti- 
ble. 

E. Thanks be to God. 



NONE. 

Antiphon. Stand ye in the 
ways, and see, and ask for the 
old paths : where is the good 
way, and walk therein, and ye 
shall find rest for your souls. 

The Chapter, Eph. vi. 12. 

We wrestle not against 
flesh and blood, but against 
principalities, against powers, 
against the rulers of the dark- 
ness of this world, against 
spiritual wickedness in high 
places. Wherefore take unto 
you the whole armour of God, 
that ye may be able to with- 
stand in the evil day, and 
having done all, to stand. 

E. We will go forth in the 
strength of the Lord God, and 
will make mention of His 
righteousness only. 



COMPLINE. 

Antiphon. In returning 
and rest shall ye be saved : 
in quietness and confidence 
shall be your strength. 

The Chapter, I. Kings viii. 57. 

The Lord our God be with 
us, as He was with our fathers : 
let Him not leave us, nor for- 
sake us : that He may incline 
our hearts unto Him, to walk 
in all His ways, and to keep 



His commandments, and His 
statutes, and His judgments, 
which He commanded our 
fathers. 

E. Teach us, Lord, the 
way of Thy statutes, and we 
shall keep it unto the end. 

The Antiphons and Chapters 
for Septuagesima Sunday 
shall serve for every day 
until Ash- Wednesday. 

Collect. 

To be used for three days be- 
fore Ash- Wednesday. 

Grant, Lord, to Thy faith- 
ful people, that they may en- 
ter on the venerable solemnity 
of the approaching fast with 
fitting piety, and go through 
it with undisturbed devotion; 
through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 



The First day of Lent, com- 
monly called 

PRIME. 

V. God, make speed to 
save us. 

E. Lord, make haste to 
help us. 

V. Glory be to the Father, 
&c. 

E. As it was, &c. 

V. Lord, to us belongeth 
confusion of face. 

E. Because we have sinned 
against Thee. 



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V. We have transgressed 
and have rebelled. 

R. And our sins testify 
against us. 

V. Turn us then, God our 
Saviour. 

R. And let Thine anger 
cease from us. 

The preceding VV. and RB. 
are to be used daily during 
Lent. 

Hymn. 

Antiphon. Then was Jesus 
led up of the Spirit into the 
wilderness : to be tempted 
of the devil. And when He 
had fasted forty days and 
forty nights, He was after- 
ward an hungered. 

During Lent, instead of the 
Psalm for the day of the 
week, may be used : 

Ps. cxix. v. 169. Appropin- 
quet deprecatio. 

169 Let my complaint 
come before Thee, Lord : 
give me understanding, accord- 
ing to Thy word. 

170 Let my supplication 
come before Thee : deliver 
me, according to Thy word. 

171 My lips shall speak of 
Thy praise : when Thou hast 
taught me Thy statutes. 

172 Yea, my tongue shall 
sing of Thy word : for all Thy 
commandments are righteous. 

173 Let Thine hand help 
me : for I have chosen Thy 
commandments. 



174 I have longed for Thy 
saving health, Lord : and 
in Thy law is my delight. 

175 let my soul live and 
it shall praise Thee : and Thy 
judgments shall help me. 

176 I have gone astray like 
a sheep that is lost : seek 
Thy servant, for I do not for- 
get Thy commandments. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

The Chapter, Ezek. xviii. 30. 

I will judge you every one 
according to his ways, saith 
the Lord God. Repent, and 
turn yourselves from all your 
transgressions ; so iniquity 
shall not be your ruin. Cast 
away from you all your trans- 
gressions whereby ye have 
transgressed; and make you 
a new heart and a new spirit : 
for why will ye die ? For I 
have no pleasure in the death 
of him that dieth, saith the 
Lord God : wherefore turn 
yourselves, and live ye. 

R. Turn Thou us, Good 
Lord, and so shall we be 
turned. 

Collects. 
God, Who in Thy deep 
counsel and foresight for man- 
kind, hast appointed holy 
fasts, whereby the hearts of 
the weak may receive salutary 
healing ; do Thou purify our 
souls and bodies, Saviour 
of body and soul, loving 
Bestower of eternal happi- 
ness ; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 



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ASH— WEDNESDAY. 



Hear our prayer, Lord, 
and listen to our groanings ; 
for we acknowledge our in- 
quities, and lay open our sins 
before Thee. Against Thee, 
Lord, have we sinned; to 
Thee we make our confession, 
and implore forgiveness. Turn 
Thy face again, Lord, upon 
Thy servants whom Thou 
hast redeemed. Spare us, we 
pray Thee, and vouchsafe par- 
don to our sins, and be pleased 
to extend to us Thy loving- 
kindness and Thy mercy ; 
through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

Blessed Jesus, Who didst 
enable Lazarus at the sound 
of Thy Voice to rise from the 
tomb; grant us to hear Thy 
Voice in our souls, and to rise 
through grace from the depth 
of our own sin. Amen. 



NONE. 

Antiphon. We have sinned 
against the Lord bur God : 
we and our fathers, from our 
youth even unto this day, and 
have not obeyed the voice of 
the Lord our God. 

During Lent, instead of the 
Psalm for the day of the 
week, may he used : 

Ps. xxxii. Beati, quorum. 

1 Blessed is he whose un- 
righteousness is forgiven : and 
whose sin is covered. 



2 Blessed is the man unto 
whom the Lord imputeth no 
sin : and in whose spirit there 
is no guile. 

3 For whilst I held my 
tongue : my bones consumed 
away through my daily com- 
plaining. 

4 For Thy hand is heavy 
upon me day and night : and 
my moisture is like the 
drought in summer. 

5 I will acknowledge my 
sin unto Thee : and mine un- 
righteousness have I not hid. 

6 I said, I will confess my 
sins unto the Lord : and so 
Thou forgavest the wicked- 
ness of my sin. 

7 For this shall every one 
that is godly make his prayer 
unto Thee, in a time when 
Thou mayest be found : but 
in the great water-floods they 
shall not come nigh him. 

8 Thou art a place to hide 
me in, Thou shalt preserve 
me from trouble : Thou shalt 
compass me about with songs 
of deliverance. 

9 I will inform thee, and 
teach thee in the way where- 
in thou shalt go : and I will 
guide thee with mine eye. 

10 Be ye not like to horse 
and mule, which have no un- 
derstanding : whose mouths 
must be held with bit and 
bridle, lest they fall upon 
thee. 

11 Great plagues remain 
for the ungodly : but whoso 
putteth his trust in the Lord, 



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mercy embraceth him on 
every side. 

12 Be glad, ye righteous, 
and rejoice in the Lord : and 
be joyful, all ye that are true 
of heart. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

The Chapter, S. Mark ix. 25. 

Jesus rebuked the foul 
spirit, saying unto him, Thou 
dumb and deaf spirit, I charge 
thee, come out of him, and 
enter no more into him. And 
the spirit cried, and rent him 
sore, and came out of him : 
and he was as one dead ; inso- 
much that many said, He is 
dead. But J esus took him by 
the hand, and lifted him up ; 
and he arose. And when He 
was come into the house, His 
disciples asked Him privately, 
Why could not we cast him 
out ? And He said unto 
them, This kind can come 
forth by nothing, but by prayer 
and fasting. 

B. We will set our face un- 
to the Lord God, to seek 
strength by prayer and sup- 
plications, with fasting. 

Collects. 

God, Whose nature and 
property is ever to have mercy 
and to forgive, receive our 
humble petitions ; and though 
we be tied and bound with the 
chain of our sins, yet let the 
pitifulness of Thy great mercy 
loose us; for the honour of 



Jesus Christ, our Mediator 
and Advocate. Amen. 

We beseech Thee, Lord, 
let Thy gracious favour carry 
us through the fast which we 
have begun; that as we ob- 
serve it by bodily discipline, 
so we may be able to fulfil 
it with sincerity of mind ; 
through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 



COMPLINE. 

Antiphon. Depart from 
evil, and do good : and dwell 
for evermore. 

During Lent, instead of the 
Psalm for the day of the 
week, may be used : 

Ps. vi. Domine, ne in furore. 

1 Lord, rebuke me not 
in Thine indignation : neither 
chasten me in Thy heavy dis- 
pleasure. 

2 Have mercy upon me, 
Lord, for I am weak : Lord, 
heal me, for my bones are 
vexed. 

3 My soul also is sore 
troubled : but, Lord, how long 
wilt Thou punish me ? 

4 Turn Thee, Lord, and 
deliver my soul : save me 
for Thy mercy's sake. 

5 For in death no man re- 
membereth Thee : and who 
will give Thee thanks in the 
pit? 

6 I am weary of my groan- 
ing : every night wash I my 



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THE FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT. 



bed : and water my couch 
with my tears. 

7 My beauty is gone for 
very trouble : and worn away 
because of all mine enemies. 

8 Away from me, all ye that 
work vanity : for the Lord 
hath heard the voice of my 
weeping. 

9 The Lord hath heard my 
petition : the Lord will re- 
ceive my prayer. 

10 All mine enemies shall 
be confounded, and sore vex- 
ed : they shall be turned back, 
and put to shame suddenly. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

The Chapter, Jos. xxiv. 14. 

Now therefore fear the 
Lord, and serve Him in sin- 
cerity and in truth, and put 
away the gods which your 
fathers served. And if it 
shall seem evil unto you to 
serve the Lord, choose ye this 
day whom ye will serve; 
whether the gods which your 
fathers served, or the gods of 
the people in whose land ye 
dwell. 

R. God forbid that we 
should forsake the Lord, to 
serve other gods. 

Collects. 
Almighty and merciful 
God, Who wiliest not the 
souls of sinners to perish, but 
their faults ; restrain the an- 
ger which we deserve, and 
pour out upon us the clemency 
which we entreat; that 



through Thy mercy we may 
pass from mourning into joy ; 
through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

Lord, the great and 
dreadful God, Who keepest 
covenant and mercy with 
them that love Thee, and with 
them that keep Thy com- 
mandments ; we have sinned, 
and have committed iniquity, 
and have rebelled, even by 
departing from Thy precepts 
and Thy judgments. Lord, 
righteousness belongeth unto 
Thee, but unto us confusion 
of face, as at this day. We 
have sinned, we have done 
wickedly; but, Lord, ac- 
cording to all Thy righteous- 
ness, we beseech Thee, let 
Thine anger be turned away 
from us. Behold our misery, 
our God ; incline Thine ear 
and hear the prayer of Thy 
servants, and cause Thy face 
to shine upon us; for we do 
not present our supplications 
before Thee for our righteous- 
ness, but for Thy great mer- 
cies in Christ J esus our Lord. 
Amen. 

The Antiphons, Psalms, Chap- 
ters and Collects for Ash- 
Wednesday shall serve for 
every day until the First 
Sunday in Lent. 

SEJje Jirst SSunbag in Itent. 

PRIME. 

Antiphon. In a contrite 
heart and a humble spirit : 



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let us be accepted by Thee, 
Lord, and so let our sacrifice 
be in Thy sight. 

Ps. cxix. 169. Appropinquet 
deprecatio, p. 65. 

The Chapter, S. Matt. v. 29. 

If thy right eye offend 
thee, pluck it out, and cast it 
from thee : for it is profitable 
for thee that one of thy mem- 
bers should perish, and not 
that thy whole body should 
be cast into hell. And if thy 
right hand offend thee, cut it 
off, and cast it from thee : for 
it is profitable for thee that 
one of thy members should 
perish, and not that thy whole 
body should be cast into hell. 

E. My flesh and my heart 
faileth; but God is the 
strength of my heart and my 
portion for ever. 

One or more of the Collects 
for Ash- Wednesday, p. 65. 



NONE. 

Antiphon. When my soul 
fainted within me, I remem- 
bered the Lord : and my 
prayer came in unto Thee, in- 
to Thy holy temple. 

Ps. xxxii. Beati, quorum, p. 66. 

The Chapter, II. Chron. vi. 36. 

If Thy people sin against 
Thee (for there is no man that 
sinneth not), and Thou be 
angry with them, and deliver 
them over into the hand of 



their enemies, if they turn 
and pray unto Thee, saying, 
We have sinned, we have done 
amiss, and have dealt wicked- 
ly; if they return to Thee 
with all their heart and with 
all their soul, then hear Thou 
from the heavens, even from 
Thy dwelling place, their 
prayer and their supplications, 
and forgive Thy people which 
have sinned against Thee. 

E. Lord, let Thine eyes 
be open, and let Thine ears 
be attent unto our prayer. 

One or more of the Collects for 
Ash- Wednesday, p. 67. 



COMPLINE. 

Antiphon. Be sober, be 
vigilant : because your adver- 
sary the devil, as a roaring 
lion, walketh about, seeking 
whom he may devour. 

Ps. vi. Domine, ne in furore, 
p. 67. 

The Chapter, Jer. iii. 12. 

Keturn unto Me, saith the 
Lord, and I will not cause 
Mine anger to fall upon you ; 
for I am merciful, saith the 
Lord, and I will not keep an- 
ger for ever. 

E. Thanks be to God. 

One or more of the Collects for 
Ash- Wednesday, p. 68. 

The same Antiphons, Psalms, 
Chapters and Collects shall 
serve for every day until the 
Second Sunday in Lent. 



70 THE SECOND AND THIRD SUNDAY IN LENT. 



ffjp Skconb SSnnimg in £ntt 

PRIME. 

Antiphon, He was in all 
points tempted like as we are : 
yet without sin. 

Ps. cxix. 169. Appropinquet 
deprecatio, p. 65. 

The Chapter, II. Cor. vi. 

Behold, now is the accepted 
time ; behold, now is the day 
of salvation. Let ns then in 
all things approve ourselves 
as the servants of God, in 
much patience, in watchings, 
in fastings ; by love unfeigned. 

E. In the time accepted 
hear us, Lord, and in the 
day of salvation succour us. 

One or more of the Collects for 
Ash-Wednesday, p, 65. 



NONE. 

Antiphon. Wherewith shall 
I come before the Lord : and 
bow myself before the High 
God? 

Ps. xxxii. Beati, quorum, p.66. 

The Chapter, Zech. vii. 9. 

Thus speaketh the Lord of 
Hosts, saying, Execute true 
judgment, and shew mercy 
and compassion every man to 
his brother : and oppress not 
the widow, nor the fatherless, 
the stranger, nor the poor; i 
and let none of you imagine 
evil against his brother in 
your heart. 



E. Let us not love in word, 
I neither in tongue, but in 
! deed and in truth. 

One or more of the Collects for 
Ash-Wednesday, p. 67. 



COMPLINE. 

Antiphon. Save, Lord, and 
hear us, King of Heaven : 
when we call upon Thee. 

Ps. vi. Domine. ne in furore, 
p. 67. 

The Chapter, I. Sam. xii. 20. 

Pear not : ye have done all 
this wickedness : yet turn not 
aside from following the Lord, 
but serve the Lord with all 
your heart ; and turn ye not 
aside. Por the Lord will not 
forsake His people for His 
great Name's sake; because 
it hath pleased the Lord to 
make you His people. 

E. Thanks be to God. 

One or more of the Collects for 
Ash-Wednesday, p. 68. 

The same Antiphons, Psalms, 
Chapters ami Collects shall 
serve for every day until the 
Third Sunday in Lent. 

PRIME. 

Antiphon. Call to remem- 
brance, Lord, Thy tender 
mercies : and Thy loving- 
kindnesses, which have been 
ever of old. 



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Ps. cxix. 169. Appropinquet 
deprecatio, p. 65. 

The Chapter, Ecclus. xvii. 25. 

Beturn unto the Lord, and 
forsake thy sins, make thy 
prayer before His face, and 
offend less. Turn again to 
the Most High, and turn away 
from iniquity: for He will 
lead thee out of darkness in- 
to the light of health. 

B. Thanks be to God. 

One or more of the Collects for 
Ash- Wednesday, p. 65. 



NONE. 

Antiphon. Break off thy 
sins by righteousness : and 
thine iniquities by showing 
mercy to the poor. 

Ps. xxxii. Beati, quorum, p. 66. 

The Chapter, Prayer of Man- 
asses. 

Thou, Lord, according to 
Thy great goodness, hast 
promised repentance and for- 
giveness to them that have 
sinned against Thee : and of 
Thine infinite mercies hast 
appointed repentance unto sin- 
ners that they may be saved. 

B. Thanks be to God. 

One or more of the Collects for 
Ash- Wednesday, p. 67. 



COMPLINE. 

Antiphon. Behold, we come 
unto Thee : for Thou art the 
Lord our God. 



Ps. vi. Domine, ne in furore, 
p. 67. 

The Chapter, I. Kings viii. 38. 

Lord God of Israel, when 
prayer and supplication shall 
be made by any man, or by 
all Thy people, which shall 
know every man the plague 
of his own heart; then hear 
Thou in Heaven Thy dwelling 
place, and forgive, and do, 
and give to every man accord- 
ing to his ways, whose heart 
Thou knowest ; for Thou, even 
Thou only, knowest the hearts 
of all the children of men. 

B. Lord, hearken; 
Lord, forgive. 

One or more of the Collects for 
Ash- Wednesday, p. 68. 

The same Antiphons, Psalms, 
Chapters and Collects shall 
serve for every day until the 
Fourth Sunday in Lent. 



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PRIME. 

Antiphon. Have root in 
yourselves : lest in time of 
temptation ye fall away. 

Ps. cxix. 169. Appropinquet 
deprecatio, p. 65. 

The Chapter, S. Luke xi. 24. 

When the unclean spirit is 
gone out of a man, he walketh 
through dry places, seeking 
rest; and finding none, he 
saith, I will return unto my 
house whence I came out. 



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THE FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT. 



And when lie cometh, he find- 
eth it swept and garnished. 
Then goeth he, and taketh to 
him seven other spirits more 
wicked than himself; and 
they enter in, and dwell there : 
and the last state of that man 
is worse than the first. 

E. Save us from the adver- 
sary's hand, Lord, and de- 
liver us from the hand of the 
enemy. 

One or more of the Collects for 
Ash- Wednesday, p. 65. 



none . 

Antiphon. Let us go con- 
tinually to pray before the 
Lord : and to seek the Lord of 
Hosts. 

Ps. xxxii. Beati, quorum, p. 66. 

The Chapter, Isa. i. 16. 

Wash you, make you clean ; 
put away the evil of your 
doings from before mine eyes ; 
cease to do evil ; learn to do 
well; seek judgment, relieve 
the oppressed, judge the 
fatherless, plead for the 
widow. Come now, and let 
us reason together, saith the 
Lord : though your sins be as 
scarlet, they shall be as white 
as snow ; though they be red 
like crimson, they shall be as 
wool. 

E. Thanks be to God. 

One or more of the Collects for 
Ash- Wednesday, p. 67. 



COMPLINE. 

Antiphon. put your trust 
in Him alway, ye people : pour 
out your hearts before Him, 
for God is our hope. 

Ps. vi. Domine, ne in furore, 
p. 67. 

The Chapter, Prayer of Man- 
asses. 

Thou art the God, even the 
God of them that repent ; and 
in us Thou wilt shew all Thy 
goodness : for Thou wilt save 
us who are unworthy, accord- 
ing to Thy great mercy. 
Therefore we will praise Thee 
all the days of our life : for 
all the powers of the heavens 
do praise Thee, and Thine is 
the glory for ever and ever. 

E. Thanks be to God. 

One or more of the Collects for 
Ash- Wednesday, p. 68. 

The same Antiphons, Psalms, 
Chapters and Collects shall 
serve for every day until the 
Fifth Sunday in Lent. 



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PRIME. 

Antiphon. As Moses lifted 
up the serpent in the wilder- 
ness : even so must the Son of 
Man be lifted up. 

Ps. cxix. 169. Appropinquet, 
deprecatio, p. 65. 

The Chapter, S. Matt. xvi. 21. 

Prom that time forth began 
Jesus to show unto His disci- 



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73 



pies, how that He must go 
unto Jerusalem, and suffer 
many things of the elders and 
chief priests and scribes, and 
be killed, and be raised again 
the third day. 

E. Lamb of God, that 
takest away the sins of the 
world : have mercy upon us. 

One or more of the Collects for 
Ash- Wednesday, p. 65. 



NONE. 

Antiphon. An evil and 
adulterous generation seeketh 
after a sign : and there shall 
no sign be given it, but the 
sign of the prophet Jonas. 

Ps. xxxii. Beati, quorum, p.66. 

The Chapter, S. John ii. 18. 

The Jews said unto Him, 
what sign shewest thou unto 
us, seeing that thou doest 
these things ? J esus answered 
and said unto them, Destroy 
this temple, and in three days 
I will raise it up. Then said 
the Jews, Forty and six years 
was this temple in building, 
and wilt thou rear it up in 
three days ? But He spake 
of the temple of His Body. 

E. Thanks be to God. 

One or more of the Collects for 
Ash- Wednesday, p. 67. 



COMPLINE. 

Antiphon. The Messiah 
shall be cut off : but not for 
Himself. 



Ps. vi. Domine, ne in furore, 
p. 67. 

The Chapter, S. Luke v. 34. 

Jesus said unto them, Can 
ye make the children of the 
bridechamber fast, while the 
Bridegroom is with them ? 
But the days will come, when 
the Bridegroom shall be taken 
away from them, and then 
shall they fast in those days. 

E. Our soul melteth away 
for very heaviness : comfort 
us, Lord, according to Thy 
word. 

One or more of the Collects for 
Ash- Wednesday, p. 68. 

The same Antiphons, Psalms, 
Chapters and Collects shall 
serve for every day until 
Palm-Sunday. 



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commnnlg talleb ^alm JStmimg. 

PRIME. 

V. God, make speed to 
save us. 

E. Lord, make haste to 
help us. 

V. Glory be to the Father, 
&c. 

E. As it was, &c. 

V. Eejoice greatly, 
daughter of Sion. 

E. Shout, daughter of 
Jerusalem. 

V. Behold, thy King Com- 
eth unto thee. 



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E. Hosanna to the Son of 
David ! 

V. Blessed is He that Com- 
eth in the Name of the Lord. 

E. Hosanna in the highest ! 
Hymn. 

Antiphon. Thou shalt grant 
the King a long life : 

Ps. lxiii. Dens, Deus metis, 
p. 4. 

Ps. iii. Domine, quid multipli- 
cati, jp. 4. 

Ps. cxviii. Conjitemini Dom- 
ino, p. 5. 

Ps. lxvii. Deus misereatur, 

1 God be merciful unto us, 
and bless us : and show us the 
light of His countenance, and 
be merciful unto us. 

2 That Thy way may be 
known upon earth : Thy sav- 
ing health among all nations. 

3 Let the people praise 
Thee, God : yea, let all the 
people praise Thee. 

4 let the nations rejoice 
and be glad : for Thou shalt 
judge the folk righteously, 
and govern the nations upon 
earth. 

5 Let the people praise 
Thee, God : yea, let all the 
people praise Thee. 

6 Then shall the earth 
bring forth her increase : and 
God, even our own God, shall 
give us His blessing. 

7 God shall bless us : and 
all the ends of the world shall 
fear Him. 



Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Ps. cxxii. Laetatus sum, p. 6. 

Antiphon. Thou shalt grant 
the King a long life : that 
His years may endure through- 
out all generations. 

The Chapter, S. Matt. xxi. 1. 

And when they drew nigh 
unto Jerusalem, and were 
come to Bethphage, unto the 
Mount of Olives, then sent 
Jesus two disciples, saying 
unto them, Go into the vil- 
lage over against you, and 
straightway ye shall find an 
ass tied, and a colt with her : 
loose them, and bring them 
unto me. And if any man 
say aught unto you, ye shall 
say, The Lord hath need of 
them ; and straightway he 
will send them. All this was 
done, that it might be fulfilled 
which was spoken by the 
prophet, saying, Tell ye the 
daughter of Sion, Behold, Thy 
King cometh unto thee, meek, 
and sitting upon an ass, and 
a colt the foal of an ass. And 
the disciples went, and did as 
Jesus commanded them, and 
brought the ass, and the colt, 
and put on them their clothes, 
and they set Him thereon. 
And a very great multitude 
spread their garments in the 
way; others cut down branches 
from the trees, and strawed 
them in the way. And the 
multitudes that went before, 
and that followed, cried, say- 



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75 



ing, Hosanna to the Son of 
David : Blessed is He that 
cometh in the Name of the 
Lord ; Hosanna in the highest. 

B. Lord, open Thou our 
lips, that our mouth may 
show forth Thy praise. 

Collect. 

Lord and Saviour Christ, 
Who, as on this day, didst 
purify the temple and cast 
out everything that denied it ; 
cleanse away the folly of our 
hearts, and purify us from 
our secret vices, that we may 
be able to serve Thee, Lord, 
with a pure mind, Who livest 
and reignest with the Father 
and the Holy Spirit, One God, 
world without end. Amen. 



NONE. 

Antiphon. Truly in vain is 
salvation hoped for from the 
hills, and from the multitude 
of mountains : truly in the 
Lord our God is the^salvation 
of Israel. 

The Chapter, Isa. lxiii. 1. 

Who is This that cometh 
from Edom, with dyed gar- 
ments from Bosrah ? This that 
is glorious in His apparel, 
travelling in the greatness of 
His strength. I that speak 
in righteousness, mighty to 
save. 

B. This is our God, even 
the God of Whom cometh 
salvation. 



COMPLINE. 

Antiphon. Awake, sword, 
against My Shepherd : and 
against the Man that is My 
Fellow, saith the Lord of 
Hosts. 

The Chapter, Isa. lix. 16. 

And He saw that there was 
no man, and wondered that 
there was no intercessor. 
Therefore His arm brought 
salvation unto Him, and His 
righteousness, it sustained 
Him. 

K. Thanks be to God. 



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PRIME. 

Antiphon. He hath made 
Him to be sin for us, Who 
knew no sin : 

Ps. cxxx. Deprofundis,p. 10. 
Ps. cii. Domine, exaudi. 

1 Hear my prayer, Lord : 
and let my crying come unto 
Thee. 

2 Hide not Thy face from 
me in the time of my trouble : 
incline Thine ear unto me 
when I call ; hear me, and 
that right soon. 

3 For my days are con- 
sumed away like smoke : and 
my bones are burnt up as it 
were a firebrand. 

4 My heart is smitten 
down, and withered like 
grass : so that I forget to eat 
my bread. 



76 MONDAY IN 



5 For the voice of my 
groaning : my bones will 
scarce cleave to my flesh. 

6 I am become like a peli- 
can in the wilderness : and 
like an owl that is in the 
desert. 

7 I have watched, and am 
even as it were a sparrow : 
that sitteth alone upon the 
house-top. 

8 Mine enemies revile me 
all the day long : and they 
that are mad upon me are 
sworn together against me. 

9 For I have eaten ashes 
as it were bread : and mingled 
my drink with weeping. 

10 And that, because of 
Thine indignation and wrath : 
for Thou hast taken me up, 
and cast me down. 

11 My days are gone like 
a shadow : and I am withered 
like grass. 

12 But Thou, Lord, shalt 
endure for ever : and Thy 
remembrance throughout all 
generations. 

13 Thou shalt arise, and 
have mercy upon Sion : for it 
is time that Thou have mercy 
upon her, yea, the time is 
come. 

14 And why? Thy ser- 
vants think upon her stones : 
and it pitieth them to see her 
in the dust. 

15 The heathen shall fear 
Thy Name, Lord : and all 
the Kings of the earth Thy 
Majesty ; 

16 When the Lord shall 



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build up Sion : and when His 
glory shall appear ; 

17 When He turneth Him 
unto the prayer of the poor 
destitute : and despiseth not 
their desire. 

18 This shall be written for 
those that come after : and 
the people which shall be 
born shall praise the Lord. 

19 For He hath looked 
down from His sanctuary : 
out of the heaven did the 
Lord behold the earth ; 

20 That He might hear the 
mourning of such as are in 
captivity : and deliver the 
children appointed unto death; 

21 That they may declare 
the Name of the Lord in Sion : 
and His worship at Jerusa- 
lem; 

22 When the people are 
gathered together : and the 
kingdoms also, to serve the 
Lord. 

23 He brought down my 
strength in my journey : and 
shortened my days. 

24 But I said, my God, 
take me not away in the midst 
of mine age : as for Thy 
years, they endure throughout 
all generations. 

25 Thou, Lord, in the be- 
ginning hast laid the founda- 
tion of the earth : and the 
heavens are the work of Thy 
hands. 

26 They shall perish, but 
Thou shalt endure : they all 
shall wax old as doth a gar- 
ment ; 



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77 



27 And as a vesture shalt 
Thou change them, and they 
shall be changed : but Thou 
art the same, and Thy years 
shall not fail. 

28 The children of Thy 
servants shall continue : and 
their seed shall stand fast in 
Thy sight. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Ps. Ivi. Miserere mei, Dens. 

1 Be merciful unto me, 
God, for man goeth about to 
devour me : he is daily fight- 
ing, and troubling me. 

2 Mine enemies are daily 
in hand to swallow me up : 
for they be many that fight 
against me, Thou Most 
Highest. 

3 Nevertheless, though I 
am sometime afraid : yet put 
I my trust in Thee. 

4 I will praise God, because 
of His word : I have put my 
trust in God, and will not fear 
what flesh can do unto me. 

5 They daily mistake my 
words : all that they imagine 
is to do me evil. 

6 They hold all together, 
and keep themselves close : 
and mark my steps, when they 
lay wait for my soul. 

7 Shall they escape for 
their wickedness : Thou, 
God, in Thy displeasure shalt 
cast them down. 

8 Thou tellest my wander- 
ings ; put my tears into Thy 
bottle : are not these things 
noted in Thy book ? 



9 Whensoever I call upon 
Thee, then shall mine enemies 
be put to flight : this I know ; 
for God is on my side. 

10 In God's word will I re- 
joice : in the Lord's word will 
I comfort me. 

11 Yea, in God have I put 
my trust : I will not be afraid 
what man can do unto me. 

12 Unto Thee, God, will 
I pay my vows : unto Thee 
will I give thanks. 

13 For Thou hast delivered 
my soul from death, and my 
feet from falling : that I may 
walk before God in the light 
of the living. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Ps. cxix. 33. Legem pone, p. 15. 

Antiphon. He hath made 
Him to be sin for us, Who 
knew no sin : that we might 
be made the righteousness of 
God in Him. 

The Chapter, Lam. i. 12. 

Is it nothing to you, all ye 
that pass by? Behold, and 
see if there be any sorrow like 
unto My sorrow, which is done 
unto Me, wherewith the Lord 
hath afflicted Me in the day 
of His fierce anger. 

E. Lord, take away our 
heart of stone, and give us 
an heart of flesh. 

Collects. 
Holy and Merciful Sav- 
iour, Thou most worthy 
Judge Eternal, Who as on 



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this day didst curse the fig 
tree bearing leaves and not 
fruit ; take away from us all 
hollow, vain and false show, 
and make us plenteously to 
bring forth the fruit of good 
works, and of Thee to be 
plenteously rewarded, Who 
livest and reignest, with the 
Father and the Holy Ghost, 
ever One God, world without 
end. Amen. 

The following Collect is to be 
used from Monday in Holy 
Week until Good-Friday. 

Blessed and Adorable 
Saviour, Who didst complete 
the work of our redemption 
with many sufferings and 
woes unutterable ; give us 
grace, we beseech Thee, to 
follow Thee in the course of 
Thy bitter Passion; that we 
may consider what Thou didst 
endure for us sinners, and be 
constrained to live henceforth 
not unto ourselves, but unto 
Thee, Who didst give Thyself 
for us, the Just for the unjust, 
to bring us unto God. Grant 
it for Thy own merits' sake. 
Amen. 



NONE. 

Antiphon. Christ also suf- 
fered for us : 

Ps. cxiii. and cxvii. Laudate, 
puerij p. 23. 

Ps. xxxv. Judica me, Domine. 

1 Plead Thou my cause, 
Lord, with them that strive 



HOLY WEEK. 



with me : and fight Thou 
against them that fight 
against me. 

2 Lay hand upon the shield 
and buckler : and stand up to 
help me. 

3 Bring forth the spear, 
and stop the way against 
them that persecute me : say 
unto my soul, I am Thy sal- 
vation. 

4 Let them be confounded, 
and put to shame, that seek 
after my soul : let them be 
turned back, and brought to 
confusion, that imagine mis- 
chief for me. 

5 Let them be as the dust 
before the wind : and the 
angel of the Lord scattering 
them. 

6 Let their way be dark 
and slippery : and let the 
angel of the Lord persecute 
them. 

7 For they have privily 
laid their net to destroy me 
without a cause : yea, even 
without a cause have they 
made a pit for my soul. 

8 Let a sudden destruction 
come upon him unawares, and 
his net that he hath laid 
privily catch himself : that 
he may fall into his own mis- 
chief. 

9 And, my soul, be joyful 
in the Lord : it shall rejoice 
in his salvation. 

10 All my bones shall say, 
Lord, who is like unto Thee, 
Who deliverest the poor from 
him that is too strong for him : 



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yea, the poor, and him that 
is in misery, from him that 
spoileth him. 

11 False witnesses did rise 
up : they laid to my charge 
things that I knew not. 

12 They rewarded me evil 
for good : to the great dis- 
comfort of my soul. 

13 Nevertheless, when they 
were sick, I put on sackcloth, 
and humbled my soul with 
fasting : and my prayer shall 
turn into mine own bosom. 

14 I behaved myself as 
though it had been my friend, 
or my brother : I went heavily, 
as one that mourneth for his 
mother. 

15 But in mine adversity 
they rejoiced, and gathered 
themselves together : yea, the 
very abjects came together 
against me unawares, making 
mouths at me, and ceased not. 

16 With the flatterers were 
busy mockers : who gnashed 
upon me with their teeth. 

17 Lord, how long wilt 
Thou look upon this : de- 
liver my soul from the 
calamities which they bring 
on me, and my darling from 
the lions. 

18 So will I give Thee 
thanks in the great congrega- 
tion : I will praise Thee 
among much people. 

19 let not them that are 
mine enemies triumph over 
me ungodly : neither let them 
wink with their eyes, that 
hate me without a cause. 



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20 And why? their com- 
muning is not for peace : but 
they imagine deceitful words 
against them that are quiet 
in the land. 

21 They gaped upon me 
with their mouths, and said : 
Fie on thee ! fie on thee ! we 
saw it with our eyes. 

22 This Thou hast seen, 
Lord : hold not Thy tongue 
then ; go not far from me, 
Lord. 

23 Awake, and stand up to 
judge my quarrel : avenge 
Thou my cause, my God and 
my Lord. 

24 Judge me, Lord my 
God, according to Thy right- 
eousness : and let them not 
triumph over me. 

25 Let them not say in their 
hearts, There ! there ! so would 
we have it : neither let them 
say, We have devoured him. 

26 Let them be put to con- 
fusion and shame together, 
that rejoice at my trouble : 
let them be clothed with re- 
buke and dishonour, that boast 
themselves against me. 

27 Let them be glad and 
rejoice, that favour my right- 
eous dealing : yea, let them 
say alway, Blessed be the 
Lord, Who hath pleasure in 
the prosperity of His ser- 
vant. 

28 And as for my tongue, 
it shall be talking of Thy 
righteousness : and of Thy 
praise, all the day long. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 



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MONDAY IN HOLY WEEK. 



Ps. cxxxiii. Ecce, quam bo- 
num ! p. 27. 

Antiphon. Christ also suf- 
fered for us : leaving us an 
example, that we should fol- 
low His steps. 

The Chapter, S. Luke ix. 23. 

He said to them all, If any 
man will come after Me, let 
him deny himself, and take 
up his cross daily, and follow 
Me. For whosoever will save 
his life shall lose it : but who- 
soever will lose his life for 
My sake, the same shall save 
it. 

E. Thanks be to God. 
Collects as at Prime, p. 77. 



COMPLINE. 

Antiphon. And one shall 
say unto Him, What are these 
wounds in Thine hands : 

Ps. cxxi. Levavi oeulos, p. 31. 

Ps. lxxxvi. Inclina, Domine. 

1 Bow down Thine ear, 
Lord, and hear me : for I am 
poor, and in misery. 

2 Preserve Thou my soul, 
for I am holy : my God, save 
Thy servant that putteth his 
trust in Thee. 

3 Be merciful unto me, 
Lord : for I will call daily 
upon Thee. 

4 Comfort the soul of Thy 
servant : for unto Thee, 
Lord, do I lift up my soul. 

5 For Thou, Lord, art Good 



and Gracious : and of great 
mercy unto all them that call 
upon Thee. 

6 Give ear, Lord, unto my 
prayer : and ponder the voice 
of my humble desires. 

7 In the time of my trouble 
I will call upon Thee : for 
Thou hearest me. 

8 Among the gods there is 
none like unto Thee, Lord : 
there is not one that can do 
as Thou doest. 

9 All nations whom Thou 
hast made shall come and 
worship Thee, Lord : and 
shall glorify Thy Name. 

10 For Thou art great, and 
doest wondrous things : Thou 
art God alone. 

11 Teach me Thy way, 
Lord, and I will walk in Thy 
truth : knit my heart unto 
Thee, that I may fear Thy 
Name. 

12 I will thank Thee, 
Lord my God, with all my 
heart : and will praise Thy 
Name for evermore. 

13 For great is Thy mercy 
toward me : and Thou hast 
delivered my soul from the 
nethermost hell. 

14 God, the proud are 
risen against me : and the 
congregations of naughty men 
have sought after my soul, 
and have not set Thee before 
their eyes. 

15 But Thou, Lord God, 
art full of compassion and 
mercy : long-suffering, plen- 
teous in goodness and truth. 



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16 turn Thee then unto 
me, and have mercy upon me : 
give Thy strength unto Thy 
servant, and help the son of 
Thine handmaid. 

17 Show some token upon 
me for good; that they who 
hate me may see it, and be 
ashamed : because Thou, Lord, 
hast holpen me, and comforted 
me. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Ps. cxxxiv. Ecce nunc, p. 35. 

Antiphon. And one shall 
say unto Him, What are these 
wounds in Thine hands : Then 
He shall answer, Those with 
which I was wounded in the 
house of my friends. 

The Chapter, S. John x. 17. 

I lay down My life, that I 
might take it again. No man 
taketh it from Me, but I lay 
it down of Myself. I have 
power to lay it down, and I 
have power to take it again. 
E. Thanks be to God. 
Collects as at Prime, p. 77. 



Antiphons, Psalms and Chap- 
ters as on Monday in Holy 
Week. 



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PRIME. 

Antiphon. The Kings of 
the earth stand up, and the 
rulers take counsel together : 



against the Lord, and against 
His Anointed. 

Psalms as on Monday in Holy 
Week, p. 75. 

The Chapter, S. John xi. 49. 

One of them, named Caia- 
phas, being the high priest that 
same year, said unto them, Ye 
know nothing at all, nor con- 
sider that it is expedient for 
us, that one man should die for 
the people, and that the 
whole nation perish not. And 
this spake he not of himself : 
but being high priest that 
year, he prophesied that Jesus 
should die for that nation; 
and not for that nation only, 
but that also He should gather 
together in one the children 
of God that were scattered 
abroad. 

E. Thanks be to God. 



NONE. 

Antiphon. He that eateth 
bread with Me : hath lifted 
up his heel against Me. 

Psalms as on Monday in Holy 
Week, p. 78. 

The Chapter, S. Luke xxii. 1. 

Now the feast of unleaven- 
ed bread drew nigh, which is 
called the Passover. And the 
chief priests and scribes 
sought how they might kill 
Him ; for they feared the peo- 
ple. Then entered Satan into 
Judas surnamed Iscariot, be- 
ing of the number of the 



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twelve. And lie went his way, 
and communed with the chief 
priests and captains, how he 
might betray Him unto 
them. 

E. Lamb of God, that 
takest away the sins of the 
world, have mercy upon us. 



COMPLINE. 

Antiphon. And I said unto 
them, If ye think good, give 
Me My price : So they weigh- 
ed for My price thirty pieces 
of silver. 

Psalms as on Monday in Holy 
Week, p. 80. 

The Chapter, S. Matt. xxvi. 1. 

Jesus said unto His disci- 
ples, Ye know that after two 
days is the feast of the pass- 
over, and the Son of Man is 
betrayed to be crucified. 

R. Lamb of God, that 
takest away the sins of the 
world, have mercy upon us. 



PRIME. 

Antiphon. Come, eat of My 
Bread : 

Ps. cxxx. Deprofundis,p. 10. 

Ps. lxxi. In te, Domine, sper- 
avi. 

1 In Thee, Lord, have I 
put my trust; let me never 
be put to confusion : but rid 



me, and deliver me, in Thy 
righteousness ; incline Thine 
ear unto me, and save me. 

2 Be Thou my stronghold, 
whereunto I may alway re- 
sort : Thou hast promised to 
help me, for Thou art my 
house of defence, and my 
castle. 

3. Deliver me, my God, 
out of the hand of the ungod- 
ly : out of the hand of the un- 
righteous and cruel man. 

4 For Thou, Lord God, 
art the thing that I long for : 
Thou art my hope, even from 
from my youth. 

5 Through Thee have I 
been holden up ever since I 
was born : Thou art He that 
took me out of my mother's 
womb; my praise shall be 
always of Thee. 

6 I am become as it were a 
monster unto many : but my 
sure trust is in Thee. 

7 let my mouth be filled 
with Thy praise : that I may 
sing of Thy glory and honour 
all the day long. 

8 Cast me not away in the 
time of age : forsake me not 
when my strength faileth me. 

9 For mine enemies speak 
against me ; and they that lay 
wait for my soul take their 
counsel together, saying : God 
hath forsaken him ; persecute 
him, and take him, for there 
is none to deliver him. 

10 Go not far from me, 
God : my God, haste Thee to 
help me. 



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11 Let theni be confounded 
and perish that are against 
my soul : let them be covered 
with shame and dishonour 
that seek to do me evil. 

12 As for me, I will 
patiently abide alway : and 
will praise Thee more and 
more. 

13 My mouth shall daily 
speak of Thy righteousness 
and salvation : for I know no 
end thereof. 

14 I will go forth in the 
strength of the Lord God : 
and will make mention of Thy 
righteousness only. 

15 Thou, God, hast taught 
me from my youth up until 
now : therefore will I tell of 
Thy wondrous works. 

16 Forsake me not, God, 
in mine old age, when I am 
gray-headed : until I have 
showed Thy strength unto 
this generation, and Thy 
power to all them that are yet 
for to come. 

17 Thy righteousness, 
God, is very high : and great 
things are they that Thou 
hast done ; God, who is like 
unto Thee ! 

18 what great troubles 
and adversities hast Thou 
shewed me ! and yet didst 
Thou turn and refresh me : 
yea, and broughtest me from 
the deep of the earth again. 

19 Thou hast brought me 
to great honour : and com- 
forted me on every side. 

20 Therefore will I praise 



Thee, and Thy faithfulness, 
God, playing upon an in- 
strument of music : unto 
Thee will I sing upon the 
harp, Thou Holy One of 
Israel. 

21 My lips will be fain 
when I sing unto Thee : and 
so will my soul whom Thou 
hast delivered. 

22 My tongue also shall 
talk of Thy righteousness all 
the day long : for they are 
confounded and brought unto 
shame that seek to do me 
evil. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Ps. cxvi. v. 10. Credidi. 

10 I believed, and there- 
fore will I speak ; but I was 
sore troubled : I said in my 
haste, all men are liars. 

11 What reward shall I 
give unto the Lord : for all 
the benefits that He hath done 
unto me ? 

12 I will receive the Cup 
of Salvation : and call upon 
the Name of the Lord. 

13 I will pay my vows now 
in the presence of all His 
people : right dear in the 
sight of the Lord is the death 
of His saints. 

14 Behold, Lord, how 
that I am Thy servant : I am 
Thy servant, and the son of 
Thine handmaid; Thou hast 
broken my bonds in sunder. 

15 I will offer to Thee the 
Sacrifice of Thanksgiving : 



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and will call upon the Name 
of the Lord. 

16 I will pay my vows un- 
to the Lord, in the sight of 
all His people : in the courts 
of the Lord's House, even in 
the midst of Thee, Jerusa- 
lem. Praise the Lord. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Ps. xxiii. Dominies regit me, 
p. 12. 

Antiphon. Come, eat of 
My Bread : and drink of the 
Wine which I have mingled. 

The Chapter, S. Matt. xxvi. 17. 

Now the first day of the 
feast of unleavened bread, the 
disciples came to Jesus, say- 
ing unto Him, Where wilt 
Thou that we prepare for 
Thee to eat the passover ? 
And He said, Go into the city 
to such a man, and say unto 
him, The Master saith, My 
time is at hand ; I will keep 
the passover at Thy house 
with My disciples. And the 
disciples did as Jesus had ap- 
pointed them ; and they made 
ready the passover. 

R. Christ our Passover is 
sacrificed for us. 

V. Lamb of God, that 
takest away the sins of the 
world ; 

R. Grant us Thy peace. 

V. Lamb of God, that 
takest away the sins of the 
world ; 

Have mercy upon us. 



Collect. 

Blessed Jesus, Who in 
the wonderful Sacrament of 
Thy Body and Blood hast 
left us a Memorial of Thy 
Passion ; grant us, we beseech 
Thee, so to venerate this 
sacred Mystery that we may 
ever feel within our souls the 
fruit of Thy Bedemption, Who 
livest and reignest with the 
Father, in the Unity of the 
Holy Ghost, God for ever and 
ever. Amen. 



NONE. 

Antiphon. He needed not 
that any should testify of man. 

Ps. cxiii. Laudate,pueri,p. 23. 

Ps. cxli. Domine, clamavi. 

1 Lord, I call upon Thee ; 
haste Thee unto me : and con- 
sider my voice, when I cry 
unto Thee. 

2 Let my prayer be set 
forth in Thy sight as the in- 
cense : and let the lifting up 
of my hands be an evening 
sacrifice. 

3 Set a watch, Lord, be- 
fore my mouth : and keep the 
door of my lips. 

4 let not mine heart be 
inclined to any evil thing : let 
me not be occupied in ungodly 
works with the men that work 
wickedness, lest I eat of such 
things as please them. 

5 Let the righteous rather 
smite me friendly : and re- 
prove me. 



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6 But let not their precious 
balms break my head : yea, I 
will pray yet against their 
wickedness. 

7 Let their judges be over- 
thrown in stony places : that 
they may hear my words ; for 
they are sweet. 

8 Our bones lie scattered 
before the pit : like as when 
one breaketh and heweth wood 
upon the earth. 

9 But mine eyes look unto 
Thee, Lord God : in Thee 
is my trust; cast not out 
my soul. 

10 Keep me from the snare 
that they have laid for me : 
and from the traps of the 
wicked doers. 

11 Let the ungodly fall into 
their own nets together : and 
let me ever escape them. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Ps. cxl. Eripe me, Domine. 

1 Deliver me, Lord, from 
the evil man : and preserve 
me from the wicked man ; 

2 "Who imagine mischief in 
their hearts : and stir up 
strife all the day long. 

3 They have sharpened 
their tongues like a serpent : 
adder's poison is under their 
lips. 

4 Keep me, Lord, from 
the hands of the ungodly : 
preserve me from the wicked 
men, who are purposed to 
overthrow my goings. 

5 The proud have laid a 
snare for me, and spread a net 



abroad with cords : yea, and 
set traps in my way. 

6 I said unto the Lord, 
Thou art my God : hear the 
voice of my prayers, Lord. 

7 Lord God, Thou 
strength of my health : Thou 
hast covered my head in the 
day of battle. 

8 Let not the ungodly have 
his desire, Lord : let not 
his mischievous imagination 
prosper, lest they be too 
proud. 

9 Let the mischief of their 
own lips fall upon the head of 
them : that compass me about. 

10 Let hot burning coals 
fall upon them : let them be 
cast into the fire, and into the 
pit, that they never rise up 
again. 

11 A man full of words 
shall not prosper upon the 
earth : evil shall hunt the 
wicked person to overthrow 
him. 

12 Sure I am that the Lord 
will avenge the poor : and 
maintain the cause of the 
helpless. 

13 The righteous also shall 
give thanks unto Thy Name : 
and the just shall continue 
in Thy sight. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Ps. cxxxiii. Ecce, quam bo- 
num ! p. 27. 

Antiphon. He needed not 
that any should testify of 
man : for He knew what was 
in man. 



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The Chapter, S. Matt. xxvi. 31. 

Then saith Jesus unto them, 
All ye shall be offended be- 
cause of Me this night : for it 
is written, I will smite the 
Shepherd, and the sheep of 
the flock shall be scattered 
abroad. But after I am risen 
again, I will go before you in- 
to Galilee. Peter answered 
and said unto Him, Though 
all men shall be offended be- 
cause of Thee, yet will I never 
be offended. Jesus said unto 
him, Verily I say unto thee, 
That this night, before the 
cock crow, thou shalt deny Me 
thrice. Peter said unto Him, 
Though I should die with 
Thee, yet will I not deny 
Thee. Likewise also said all 
the disciples. 

E. Let us watch and pray ; 
the spirit indeed is willing, 
but the flesh is weak. 



COMPLINE. 

Antiphon. He that betray- 
ed Him gave them a sign : 

Ps. cxxi. Levavi oculos, p. 31. 

Ps. lv. Exaudi, Deus. 

1 Hear my prayer, God : 
and hide not Thyself from 
my petition. 

2 Take heed unto me, and 
hear me : how I mourn in my 
prayer, and am vexed. 

3 The enemy crieth so, and 
the ungodly cometh on so 
fast : for they axe minded to 



do me some mischief, so 
maliciously are they set 
against me. 

4 My heart is disquieted 
within me : and the fear of 
death is fallen upon me. 

5 Tearfulness and trem- 
bling are come upon me : and 
an horrible dread hath over- 
whelmed me. 

6 And I said, that I had 
wings like a dove : for then 
would I flee away, and be at 
rest. 

7 Lo, then would I get me 
away far off : and remain in 
the wilderness. 

8 I would make haste to 
escape : because of the stormy 
wind and tempest. 

9 Destroy their tongues, 
Lord, and divide them : for I 
have spied unrighteousness 
and strife in the city. 

10 Day and night they go 
about within the walls there- 
of : mischief also and sorrow 
are in the midst of it. 

11 Wickedness is therein : 
deceit and guile go not out of 
their streets. 

12 For it is not an open 
enemy that hath done me this 
dishonour : for then I could 
have borne it. 

13 Neither was it mine 
adversary that did magnify 
himself against me : for then 
peradventure I would have 
hid myself from him. 

14 But it was even thou, 
my companion : my guide, and 
mine own familiar friend. 



MAUNDAY 



15 We took sweet counsel 
together : and walked in the 
house of God as friends. 

16 Let death come hastily 
upon them, and let them go 
down quick into hell : for 
wickedness is in their dwell- 
ings, and among them. 

17 As for me, I will call 
upon God : and the Lord shall 
save me. 

18 In the evening, and 
morning, and at noon-day will 
I pray, and that instantly : 
and He shall hear my voice. 

19 It is He that hath de- 
livered my soul in peace from 
the battle that was against 
me : for there were many 
with me. 

20 Yea, even God, that en- 
dureth for ever, shall hear me, 
and bring them down : for 
they will not turn, nor fear 
God. 

21 He laid his hands upon 
such as be at peace with him : 
and he brake his covenant. 

22 The words of his mouth 
were softer than butter, hav- 
ing war in his heart : his words 
were smoother than oil, and 
yet be they very swords. 

23 cast thy burden upon 
the Lord, and He shall nour- 
ish thee : and shall not suffer 
the righteous to fall for ever. 

24 And as for them : Thou, 
God, shalt bring them into 
the pit of destruction. 

25 The blood-thirsty and 
deceitful men shall not live 
out half their days : neverthe- 



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less, my trust shall be in 
Thee, Lord. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Ps. cxx. Ad Dominum. 

1 When I was in trouble I 
called upon the Lord : and He 
heard me. 

2 Deliver my soul, Lord, 
from lying lips : and from a 
deceitful tongue. 

3 What reward shall be 
given or done unto thee, thou 
false tongue : even mighty 
and sharp arrows, with hot 
burning coals. 

4 Woe is me, that I am 
constrained to dwell with 
Mesech : and to have my habi- 
tation among the tents of 
Kedar. 

5. My soul hath long dwelt 
among them : that are enemies 
unto peace. 

6 I labour for peace ; but 
when I speak unto them 
thereof : they make them 
ready to battle. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Ps. cxxxiv. Ecce nunc, p. 35. 

Antiphon. He that betray- 
ed Him gave them a sign : 
saying, Whomsoever I shall 
kiss, that same is He. 

The Chapter, S. Matt. xxvi. 26. 

As they were eating, Jesus 
took bread, and blessed it, 
and break it, and gave it to 
the disciples, and said, Take, 
eat ; This is My Body. And 
He took the cup, and gave 
thanks, and gave it to them, 



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saying, Drink ye all of It ; for 
This is My Blood of the new 
testament, Which is shed for 
many for the remission of 
sins. 

E. Thanks be to God for 
His unspeakable Gift. 

V. And when they had sung 
an hymn, 

E. They went out into the 
Mount of Olives. 

V. And lo, Judas, one of 
the twelve came, and with 
him a great multitude with 
swords and staves. 

E. And they laid hands on 
Jesus, and took Him. 

V. Christ our Lord became 
obedient unto death. 

E. Even the death of the 
Cross. 

All kneel for silent prayer, 
followed by Ps. li., without 
the Gloria Patri. From now 
until Vespers on Easter-Even 
the Gloria Patri is not said, 
except at Terce and Vespers, 
when it shall be said at the 
end of the whole portion of 
Psalms for the day. 

Ps. li. Miserere mei, Deus, 
p. 22. 

V. I said I will confess my 
sins, &c., p. 36 to end of Com- 
pline. 

Collects. 

Blessed Jesus, &c, as at 
Prime, p. 84. 



Almighty God, we beseech 
Thee graciously to behold 
this Thy family, for which 
our Lord Jesus Christ was 
contented to be betrayed, and 
given up into the hands of 
wicked men, and to suffer 
death upon the Cross ; Who 
now liveth and reigneth, with 
Thee and the Holy Ghost, 
ever One God, world without 
end. Amen. 



(Boob cfriimg. 

PRIME. 

Antiphon. I, if I be lifted 
up from the earth : 

Ps. cxxx. Deprofundis,p. 10. 

Ps. lxxxviii. Domine, Deus. 

1 Lord God of my salva- 
tion, I have cried day and 
night before Thee : let my 
prayer enter into Thy Pres- 
ence, incline Thine ear unto 
my calling ; 

2 For my soul is full of 
trouble : and my life draweth 
nigh unto hell. 

3 I am counted as one of 
them that go down into the 
pit : and I have been even as 
a man that hath no strength. 

4 Free among the dead, like 
unto them that are wounded, 
and lie in the grave : who are 
out of remembrance, and are 
cut away from Thine hand. 

5 Thou hast laid me in the 
lowest pit : in a place of dark- 
ness, and in the deep. 



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89 



6 Thine indignation lieth I 
hard upon me : and Thou hast 
vexed me with all Thy storms. 

7 Thou hast put away mine 
acquaintance far from me : and 
made me to be abhorred of 
them. 

8 I am so fast in prison : 
that I cannot get forth. 

9 My sight f aileth for very 
trouble : Lord, I have called 
daily upon Thee, I have 
stretched forth my hands unto 
Thee. 

10 Dost Thou show won- 
ders among the dead : or shall 
the dead rise up again, and 
praise Thee ? 

11 Shall Thy loving kind- 
ness be showed in the grave : 
or Thy faithfulness in destruc- 
tion? 

12 Shall Thy wondrous 
works be known in the dark : 
and Thy righteousness in the 
land where all things are for- 
gotten ? 

13 Unto Thee have I cried, 
Lord : and early shall my 
prayer come before Thee. 

14 Lord, why abhorrest 
Thou my soul : and hidest 
Thou Thy face from me ? 

15 I am in misery, and like 
unto him that is at the point 
to die : even from my youth 
up Thy terrors have I suffered 
with a troubled mind. 

16 Thy wrathful displeasure 
goeth over me : and the fear 
of Thee hath undone me. 

17 They came round about 
me daily like water : and com- 



passed me together on every 
side. 

18 My lovers and friends 
hast Thou put away from me : 
and hid mine acquaintance 
out of my sight. 

Ps. xl. Expectans expectavi. 

1 I waited patiently for the 
Lord : and He inclined unto 
me, and heard my calling. 

2 He brought me also out 
of the horrible pit, out of the 
mire and clay : and set my 
feet upon the rock, and or- 
dered my goings. 

3 And He hath put a new 
song in my mouth : even a 
thanksgiving unto our God. 

4 Many shall see it and 
fear : and shall put their trust 
in the Lord. 

5 Blessed is the man that 
hath set his hope in the Lord : 
and turned not unto the proud, 
and to such as go about with 
lies. 

6 Lord my God, great 
are the wondrous works which 
Thou hast done, like as be 
also Thy thoughts which are 
to us-ward : and yet there is 
no man that ordereth them 
unto Thee. 

7 If I should declare them, 
and speak of them : they 
should be more than I am able 
to express. 

8 Sacrifice and meat-offer- 
ing Thou wouldest not : but 
mine ears hast Thou opened. 

9 Burnt-offerings and sac- 
rifice for sin hast Thou not 



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required : then said I, Lo, I 
come ; 

10 In the volume of the 
book it is written of me, that 
I should fulfil Thy will, 
my God : I am content to do 
it ; yea, Thy law is within my 
heart. 

11 I have declared Thy 
righteousness in the great 
congregation : lo, I will not 
refrain my lips, Lord, and 
that Thou knowest. 

12 I have not hid Thy right- 
eousness within my heart : 
my talk hath been of Thy 
truth, and of Thy salvation. 

13 I have not kept back 
Thy loving mercy and truth : 
from the great congregation. 

14 Withdraw not Thou Thy 
mercy from me, Lord : let 
Thy loving-kindness and Thy 
truth alway preserve me. 

15 For innumerable trou- 
bles are come about me ; my 
sins have taken such hold 
upon me, that I am not able 
to look up : yea, they are 
more in number than the hairs 
of my head, and my heart 
hath failed me. 

16 Lord, let it be Thy 
pleasure to deliver me : make 
haste, Lord, to help me. 

17 Let them be ashamed 
and confounded together, that 
seek after my soul to destroy 
it : let them be driven back- 
ward, and put to rebuke, that 
wish me evil. 

18 Let them be desolate, 
and rewarded with shame : 



that say unto me, Fie upon 
Thee ! Fie upon Thee ! 

19 Let all those that seek 
Thee be joyful and glad in 
Thee : and let such as love 
Thy salvation, say alway, The 
Lord be praised ! 

20 As for me, I am poor 
and needy : but the Lord 
careth for me. 

21 Thou art my Helper and 
Redeemer : make no long 
tarrying, my God. 

Ps. cxix. v. 33. Legem pone, 
p. 15. 

Antiphon. I, if I be lifted 
up from the earth : will draw 
all men unto me. 

The Chapter, S. Matt, xxvii. 

When the morning was 
come, all the chief priests and 
elders of the people took 
counsel against Jesus to put 
Him to death. And when 
they had bound Him, they 
led Him away, and delivered 
Him to Pontius Pilate the 
governor. And Jesus stood 
before the governor : and the 
governor asked Him, saying, 
Art Thou the King of the 
Jews ? And Jesus said unto 
him, Thou sayest. And when 
He was accused of the chief 
priests and elders, He answer- 
ed nothing. Then said Pilate 
unto Him, Hearest thou not 
how many things they wit- 
ness against Thee ? And He 
answered him to never a 
word; insomuch that the 



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91 



governor marvelled greatly. 
Now at that feast the gover- 
nor was wont to release unto 
the people a prisoner, whom 
they would. And they had 
then a notable prisoner, called 
Barabbas. Therefore when 
they were gathered together, 
Pilate said unto them, Whom 
will ye that I release unto 
you ? Barabbas, or Jesus which 
is called Christ ? For he knew 
that for envy they had deliver- 
ed Him. But the chief priests 
and elders persuaded the mul- 
titude that they should ask 
Barabbas, and destroy Jesus. 
The governor answered and 
said unto them, Whether of 
the twain will ye that I re- 
lease unto you ? They said, 
Barabbas. Pilate saith unto 
them, What shall I do then 
with Jesus, which is called 
Christ? They all say unto 
him, Let him be crucified. 
And the governor said, Why, 
what evil hath he done ? But 
they cried out the more, say- 
ing, Let him be crucified. 
When Pilate saw that he 
could prevail nothing, but that 
rather a tumult was made, he 
took water, and washed his 
hands before the multitude, 
saying, I am innocent of the 
blood of this just person : see 
ye to it. Then answered all 
the people, and said, His 
blood be on us, and on our 
children. Then released he 
Barabbas unto them : and 
when he had scourged Jesus, 



he delivered Him to be cruci- 
fied. Then the soldiers of 
the governor took Jesus into 
the common hall, and gather- 
ed unto Him the whole band 
of soldiers. And they strip- 
ped Him, and put on Him a 
scarlet robe. And when they 
had platted a crown of thorns, 
they put it upon His head, 
and a reed in His right hand : 
and they bowed the knee be- 
fore Him, and mocked Him, 
saying, Hail, King of the 
J ews ! And they spit upon 
Him, and took the reed, and 
smote Him on the head. And 
after that they had mocked 
Him, they took the robe off 
from Him, and put His own 
raiment on Him, and led Him 
away to crucify Him. 

E. Lamb of God, that 
takest away the sins of the 
world, have mercy upon us. 

V. God spared not His own 
Son, &c, p. 16 to end of daily 
Prime. 

Collects. 

Lord Jesus Christ, Who 
for our sake didst receive the 
sentence of death; grant us 
always to remember that it 
was not Pilate, but our sins, 
that condemned Thee to the 
Cross ; and make us so to 
hate all sin here, that here- 
after we may live with Thee 
in that world where none but 
the holy can enter. Grant it 
for Thine own merits' sake. 
Amen. 



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Almighty and Everlasting 
God, Who repellest none 
from Thy mercy; hear our 
prayers which we offer unto 
Thee for Thy blinded peo- 
ple the Jews ; that by 
acknowledging the Light of 
Thy Truth, which is Christ, 
they may be rescued from 
their own darkness ; through 
the same Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

We give Thee thanks, Holy 
Lord, Father Almighty, Ever- 
lasting God, Who hast been 
pleased to bring us through 
the night to the hours of 
morning. We pray Thee to 
grant us to pass this day 
without sin, and in devout 
and loving remembrance of 
Him Who by His Cross and 
Precious Blood hath redeemed 
us, our Lord and Saviour 
Jesus Christ. Amen. 



TERCE. 

V. God, make speed to 
save us. 

E. Lord, make haste to 
help us. 

Antiphon. Daughters of 
Jerusalem, weep not for Me : 

Ps. xxxviii. Domine, ne in 
furore. 

1 Put me not to rebuke, 
Lord, in Thine anger : neither 
chasten me in Thy heavy dis- 
pleasure. 

2 For Thine arrows stick 



fast in me : and Thy hand 
presseth me sore. 

3 There is no health in my 
flesh, because of Thy dis- 
pleasure : neither is there any 
rest in my bones, by reason of 
my sin. 

4 For My wickednesses are 
gone over my head : and are 
like a sore burden, too heavy 
for me to bear. 

5 My wounds stink, and are 
corrupt : through my foolish- 
ness. 

6 I am brought into so 
great trouble and misery : 
that I go mourning all the day 
long. 

7 For my loins are filled 
with a sore disease : and there 
is no whole part in my body. 

8 I am feeble and sore smit- 
ten : I have roared for the 
very disquietness of my heart. 

9 Lord, Thou knowest all 
my desire : and my groaning 
is not hid from Thee. 

10 My heart panteth, my 
strength hath failed me : and 
the sight of mine eyes is gone 
from me. 

11 My lovers and my neigh- 
bours did stand looking upon 
my trouble : and my kinsmen 
stood afar off. 

12 They also that sought 
after my life laid snares for 
me : and they that went about 
to do me evil talked of 
wickedness, and imagined de- 
ceit all the day long. 

13 As for me, I was like a 
deaf man, and heard not : and 



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93 



as one that is dumb, who 
doth not open his mouth. 

14 I became even as a man 
that heareth not : and in 
whose mouth are no reproofs. 

15 For in Thee, Lord, 
have I put my trust : Thou 
shalt answer for me, Lord 
my God. 

16 I have required that 
they, even mine enemies, 
should not triumph over me : 
for when my foot slipped, they 
rejoiced greatly against me. 

17 And I truly am set in 
the plague : and my heaviness 
is ever in my sight. 

18 For I will confess my 
wickedness : and be sorry for 
my sin. 

19 But mine enemies live, 
and are mighty : and they 
that hate me wrongfully are 
many in number. 

20 They also that reward 
evil for good are against me : 
because I follow the thing 
that good is. 

21 Forsake me not, Lord 
my God : be not Thou far 
from me. 

22 Haste Thee to help me : 
Lord God of my salvation. 

Ps. cxlii. Voce mea ad Dom- 
inion. 

1 I cried unto the Lord 
with my voice : yea, even un- 
to the Lord did I make my 
supplication. 

2 I poured out my com- 
plaints before Him : and 
showed Him of my trouble. 



3 When my spirit was in 
heaviness, Thou knewest my 
path : in the way wherein I 
walked, have they privily laid 
a snare for me. 

4 I looked also upon my 
right hand : and saw there 
was no man that would know 
me. 

5 I had no place to flee un- 
to : and no man cared for my 
soul. 

6 I cried unto Thee, Lord, 
and said : Thou art my hope, 
and my portion in the land 
of the living. 

7 Consider my complaint : 
for I am brought very low. 

8 deliver me from my 
persecutors : for they are too 
strong for me. 

9 Bring my soul out of 
prison, that I may give thanks 
unto Thy Name : which thing 
if Thou wilt grant me, then 
shall the righteous resort un- 
to my company. 

Antiphon. Daughters of Je- 
rusalem, weep not for me : 
but weep for yourselves and 
for your children. 

The Chapter, S. Mark xv. 25. 

And it was the third hour, 
and they crucified Him. And 
the superscription of His ac- 
cusation was written over, 
THE KING OF THE JEWS. 
And with Him they crucify 
two thieves ; the one on His 
right hand, and the other on 
His left. And the scripture 



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was fulfilled, which saith, And 
He was numbered with the 
transgressors. And they that 
passed by railed on Him, wag- 
ging their heads, and saying, 
Ah, thou that destroyest the 
temple, and buildest it in 
three days, save thyself, and 
come down from the cross. 
Likewise also the chief priests 
mocking said among them- 
selves with the scribes, He 
saved others ; himself he can- 
not save. Let Christ the 
King of Israel descend now 
from the cross, that we may 
see and believe. And they 
that were crucified with Him 
reviled Him. 

E. Lamb of God, that 
takest away the sins of the 
world, have mercy upon us. 

V. Lord, hear our prayer. 

B. And let our cry come 
unto Thee. 

V. The Lord be with you. 

E. And with thy spirit. 
Let us pray. 

Adorable Jesus, of humil- 
ity and compassion passing 
knowledge, Who didst go forth 
to Mount Calvary bearing 
Thine own Cross, and didst 
bid the mourners who follow- 
ed Thee not to weep for Thee, 
but for themselves ; grant us 
to be partakers of Thy spirit, 
that we may bear with a 
patient mind whatever cross 
Thou shalt lay upon us, and 
bewail with true repentance 



our transgressions ; so that, 
crucified to the world, we may 
be quickened by Thy Cross to 
Life everlasting. Grant this, 
Lord Jesus, for Thine own 
mercy's sake. Amen. 

Christ, the Son of God, 
Whom the savage multitude 
persecuted with blind fury, 
and while they inflicted suf- 
fering on Thee as Man, dis- 
cerned not in Thee the es- 
sence of Godhead ; grant that 
we, confessing Thee, true God 
and true Man, to be One 
Christ, may be delivered from 
eternal punishment ; for Thy 
merits' sake. Amen. 

May our Lord Jesus Christ, 
by His most precious Death, 
bring us to the joys of Ever- 
lasting Life. Amen. 



SEXT. 

V. God, make speed to 
save us. 

E. Lord, make haste to 
help us. 

Antiphon. In that day there 
shall be a Fountain opened : 

Ps. xxii. Deus, Deus mens, 
p. 13. 

Ps. lxx. Deus, in adjutorium. 

1 Haste Thee, God, to 
deliver me : make haste to 
help me, Lord. 

2 Let them be ashamed and 
confounded that seek after 
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backward and put to confusion 
that wish me evil. 

3 Let them for their reward 
be soon brought to shame : 
that cry over me, There ! 
there ! 

4 But let all those that 
seek Thee be joyful and glad 
in Thee : and let such as de- 
light in Thy salvation say 
alway, The Lord be praised. 

5 As for me, I am poor and 
in misery : haste Thee unto 
me, God. 

6 Thou art my Helper, and 
my Eedeemer : Lord, make 
no long tarrying. 

Antiphon. In that day 
there shall be a Fountain 
opened : for sin and for un- 
cleanness. 

The Chapter, S. Matt, xxvii. 
45. 

Now from the sixth hour 
there was darkness over all 
the land unto the ninth hour. 

E. Lamb of God, that 
takest away the sins of the 
world, have mercy upon us. 

V. Lord, hear our prayer. 
E. And let our cry come 
unto Thee. 

V. The Lord be with you. 
E. And with thy spirit. 

Let us pray. 
V. Christ, hear us. 
E. Christ, graciously 
hear us. 



Continue as in Friday Sexts, 
using the following prayer 
after the Miserere. 
Almighty and Gracious 
Lord, Jesus Christ, let Thy 
sufferings, we pray Thee, aid 
us, and defend us from all 
evil diseases of soul and body. 
For we know that in what 
day or hour we call to mind 
Thy Passion, we shall be safe. 
Therefore, relying on Thine 
infinite goodness, we beseech 
Thee, loving Saviour, by 
Thy most sacred sufferings, 
to protect us with gracious 
aid, and preserve us evermore 
from all evil ; for Thy mercy's 
sake. Amen. 



NONE. 

Antiphon. What more could 
I have done to My people. 

Ps. cxiii. Laudate, pueri, 
p. 23. 

Ps. lxix. Salvum me fae. 

1 Save me, God : for the 
waters are come in, even unto 
my soul. 

2 I stick fast in the deep 
mire, where no ground is : I 
am come into deep waters, so 
that the floods run over me. 

3 I am weary of crying; 
my throat is dry : my sight 
faileth me for waiting so long 
upon my God. 

4 They that hate me with- 
out a cause are more than the 
hairs of my head : they that 
are mine enemies, and would 



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destroy me guiltless, are 
mighty. 

5 I paid them the things 
that I never took : God, Thou 
knowest my sinrpleness, and 
my faults are not hid from 
Thee. 

6 Let not them that trust 
in Thee, Lord God of Hosts, 
be ashamed for my cause : let 
not those that seek Thee be 
confounded through me, 
Lord God of Israel. 

7 And why ? for Thy sake 
have I suffered reproof : shame 
hath covered my face. 

8 I am become a stranger 
unto my brethren : even an 
alien unto my mother's child- 
ren. 

9 For the zeal of Thine house 
hath even eaten me : and the 
rebukes of them that rebuked 
Thee are fallen upon me. 

10 I wept, and chastened 
myself with fasting : and that 
was turned to my reproof. 

11 I put on sackcloth also : 
and they jested upon me. 

12 They that sit in the 
gate speak against me : and 
the drunkards make songs 
upon me. 

13 But, Lord, I make my 
prayer unto Thee : in an 
acceptable time. 

14 Hear me, God, in the 
multitude of Thy mercy : even 
in the truth of Thy salvation. 

15 Take me out of the mire, 
that I sink not : let me be 
delivered from them that hate 
me, and out of the deep waters. 



16 Let not the water flood 
drown me, neither let the 
deep swallow me up : and let 
not the pit shut her mouth 
upon me. 

17 Hear me, Lord, for 
Thy loving-kindness is com- 
fortable : turn Thee unto me 
according to the multitude of 
Thy mercies. 

18 And hide not Thy face 
from Thy servant ; for I am 
in trouble : haste Thee, and 
hear me. 

19 Draw nigh unto my soul, 
and save it : deliver me, 
because of mine enemies. 

20 Thou hast known my 
reproof, my shame, and my 
dishonour : mine adversaries 
are all in Thy sight. 

21 Thy rebuke hath broken 
my heart ; I am full of heavi- 
ness : I looked for some to 
have pity on me, but there 
was no man, neither found I 
any to comfort me. 

22 They gave me gall to eat : 
and when I was thirsty they 
gave me vinegar to drink. 

23 Let their table be made 
a snare to take themselves 
withal : and let the things 
that should have been for 
their wealth be unto them an 
occasion of falling. 

24 Let their eyes be blind- 
ed, that they see not : and ever 
bow Thou down their backs. 

25 Pour out Thine indigna- 
tion upon them : and let Thy 
wrathful displeasure take hold 
of them. 



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26 Let. their habitation be 
void : and no man to dwell in 
their tents. 

27 For they persecute him 
whom Thou hast smitten : and 
they talk how they may vex 
them whom Thou hast wound- 
ed. 

28 Let them fall from one 
wickedness to another : and 
not come into Thy righteous- 
ness. 

29 Let them be wiped out 
of the book of the living : and 
not be written among the 
righteous. 

30 As for me, when I am 
poor and in heaviness : Thy 
help, God, shall lift me up. 

31 I will praise the Name 
of God with a song : and mag- 
nify it with thanksgiving. 

32 This also shall please 
the Lord : better than a bul- 
lock that hath horns and hoofs. 

33 The humble shall con- 
sider this, and be glad : seek 
ye after God, and your soul 
shall live. 

34 For the Lord heareth 
the poor : and despiseth not 
His prisoners. 

35 Let heaven and earth 
praise Him : the sea, and all 
that moveth therein. 

36 For God will save Sion, 
and build the cities of Judah : 
that men may dwell there, and 
have it in possession. 

37 The posterity also of 
His servants shall inherit it : 
and they that love His Name 
shall dwell therein. 



Ps. xxxi. In te, Domine, sper- 
avi. 

1 In Thee, Lord, have I 
put my trust : let me never be 
put to confusion ; deliver me 
in Thy righteousness. 

2 Bow down Thine ear to 
me : make haste to deliver me. 

3 And be Thou my strong 
rock, and house of defence : 
that Thou mayest save me. 

4 For Thou art my strong 
rock, and my castle : be Thou 
also my guide, and lead me 
for Thy Name's sake. 

5 Draw me out of the net 
that they have laid privily for 
me : for Thou art my strength. 

6 Into Thy hands I com- 
mend my spirit : for Thou 
hast redeemed me, Lord, 
Thou God of truth. 

Ps. cxxxiii. HJcce, quam bo- 
num ! p. 27. 

Antiphon. What more could 
I have done to My people : 
that I have not done unto 
them? 

The Chapter, S. Luke xxiii. 
44. 

There was a darkness over 
all the earth until the ninth 
hour. And the sun was dark- 
ened, and the veil of the tem- 
ple was rent in the midst. 
And when Jesus had cried 
with a loud voice, He said, 
Father, into Thy hands I com- 
mend My spirit : and having 
said thus, He gave up the 
ghost. 



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E. Lamb of God, that 
takest away the sins of the 
world, have mercy upon us. 

V. Christ our Lord became 
obedient unto death. 

E. Even the death of the 
Cross. 

All kneel for silent prayer, fol- 
lowed by Ps. li., Miserere 
mei, p. 22. 

Christ, Son of God, Whom 
God the Father gave up for 
all, when He accepted Thee 
as a true Sacrifice for us ; 
hear the prayers of Thy peo- 
ple ; save those whom Thou 
hast redeemed; give life to 
those whom Thou hast de- 
livered; suffer not those to 
go into everlasting anguish 
whom Thou earnest to redeem 
from perishing eternally; and 
grant that through Thee, 
Whom we believe to have 
been crucified for all, we may 
have remission of sins in this 
life, and everlasting joy in the 
life to come. Amen. 

Thou hast healed our 
wounds, God, by the 
wounds of Thine Only-Begot- 
ten Son. What shall we do 
now that we have been bought 
with so great a price ! How 
shall we serve such a Lord, 
by Whom liberty is promised, 
and an inheritance is offered 
us ! Work in us, Lord, what 
may please Thee. That we 
may possess Thee, do Thou 
possess us, We will not go 



back from Thee ; let us live, 
and we will call upon Thy 
Name. Amen. 

V. Lord God Most Holy, 
Lord Most Mighty, Holy 
and Most Merciful Saviour, 

E. Deliver us not into 
the bitter pains of eternal 
death. 

V. Lord Most Holy, 
God Most Mighty, Holy 
and Merciful Saviour, Thou 
Most Worthy Judge Eternal, 

E. Suffer us not, at our 
last hour, for any pains of 
death, to fall from Thee. 



COMPLINE. 

Antiphon. And His grave 
was appointed with the wick- 
ed : 

Ps. exxi. Levavi oculos,p. 31. 
Ps. iv. Cum invocarem, p. 33. 
Ps. xli. Beatus qui intelligit. 

1 Blessed is he that con- 
sidered the poor and needy : 
the Lord shall deliver him in 
the time of trouble. 

2. The Lord preserve him, 
and keep him alive, that he 
may be blessed upon earth : 
and deliver not Thou him 
into the will of his enemies. 

3 The Lord comfort him 
when he lieth sick upon his 
bed : make Thou all his bed 
in his sickness. 

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99 



unto me : heal my soul, for I 
have sinned against Thee. 

5 Mine enemies speak evil 
of me : When shall he die, 
and his name perish. 

6 And if he come to see 
me, he speaketh vanity : and 
his heart conceiveth falsehood 
within himself ; and when he 
cometh forth, he telleth it. 

7 All mine enemies whisper 
together against me : even 
against me do they imagine 
this evil. 

8 Let the sentence of guilti- 
ness proceed against him : and 
now that he lieth, let him rise 
up no more. 

9 Yea, even mine own fa- 
miliar friend whom I trusted : 
who did also eat of my bread, 
hath laid great wait for me. 

10 But be Thou merciful 
unto me, Lord : raise Thou 
me up again, and I shall re- 
ward them. 

11 By this I know Thou 
favourest me : that mine 
enemy doth not triumph 
against me. 

12 And when I am in my 
health, Thou upholdest me : 
and shalt set me before Thy 
face for ever. 

13 Blessed be the Lord God 
of Israel : world without end. 
Amen. 

Ps. cxxxiv. Ecce nunc, p. 35. 

Antiphon. And His grave 
was appointed with the wick- 
ed : but with the rich man 
was His tomb. 



The Chapter, S. John xix. 38. 

After this Joseph of Ari- 
mathsea, being a disciple of 
J esus, but secretly for fear of 
the Jews, besought Pilate 
that he might take away the 
body of Jesus : and Pilate 
gave him leave. He came 
therefore, and took the body 
of Jesus. And there came 
also Mcodemus, which at the 
first came to Jesus by night, 
and brought a mixture of 
myrrh and aloes, about an 
hundred pound weight. Then 
took they the body of Jesus, 
and wound it in linen clothes 
with the spices, as the manner 
of the J ews is to bury. Now 
in the place where He was 
crucified there was a garden ; 
and in the garden a new 
sepulchre, wherein was never 
man yet laid. There laid they 
Jesus. 

E. Lamb of God, that 
takest away the sins of the 
world, have mercy upon us. 

Collects, 
Loving Wisdom of the 
Living God, Living, Ever- 
lasting Word of God the 
Eternal Father ; without 
Whom is nothing, by Whom 
are all things, Who art God 
above us, and Man for our 
sake ; grant to us, though un- 
worthy, that Thy Passion may 
be our deliverance, Thy Cross 
our redemption, Thy wounds 
our healing, and Thy death 
our life ; that being crucified 



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with. Thee, we may by Thy 
gift be lifted up on high to 
the Father, with Whom in 
bliss Thou livest and reignest, 
One God, world without end. 
Amen. 

All else as at Daily Compline. 
feter- (Start. 

PRIME. 

Antiphon. Now that He 
ascended, what is it but that 
He also descended first : 

Ps. cxxx. Deprofundis, p. 10. 

Ps. iv. Cum invocarem, p. 33. 

Ps. xvi. Conserva me, Domine. 

1 Preserve me, God : for 
in Thee have I put my trust. 

2 my soul, thou hast 
said unto the Lord : Thou art 
my God, my goods are noth- 
ing unto Thee. 

3 All my delight is upon 
the saints that are in the 
earth : and upon such as ex- 
cel in virtue. 

4 But they that run after 
another God : shall have great 
trouble. 

5 Their drink-offerings of 
blood will I not offer : neither 
make mention of their names 
within my lips. 

6 The Lord Himself is the 
portion of mine inheritance, 
and of my cup : Thou shalt 
maintain my lot. 

7 The lot is fallen unto me 
in a fair ground : yea, I have 
a goodly heritage, 



-EVEN. 



8 I will thank the Lord for 
giving me warning : my reins 
also chasten me in the night- 
season. 

9 I have set God always 
before me : for He is on my 
right hand, therefore I shall 
not fall. 

10 Wherefore my heart 
was glad, and my glory re- 
joiced : my flesh also shall 
rest in hope. 

11 For why? Thou shalt 
not leave my soul in hell : 
neither shalt Thou suffer Thy 
Holy One to see corruption. 

12 Thou shalt shew me the 
path of life ; in Thy Presence 
is the fulness of joy : and at 
Thy right hand there is pleas- 
ure for evermore. 

Ps. cxix. v. 33. Legem pone, 
p. 15. 

Antiphon. Now that He 
ascended, what is it but that 
He also descended first : into 
the lower parts of the earth ? 

The Chapter, I. Pet. iii. 18. 

Christ also hath once suf- 
fered for sins, the Just for 
the unjust, that He might 
bring us to God, being put to 
death in the flesh, but quick- 
ened by the Spirit : by which 
also He went and preached 
unto the spirits in prison. 

E. Thanks be to God. 

V. I heard a voice from 
heaven, saying unto me, Write, 
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the dead which, die in the 
Lord. 

E. Even so saith the Spirit ; 
for they rest from their 
labours. 

Collects. 

God the Father Almighty, 
Who didst love the world 
with so great a love that 
Thou willedst Thine Only- 
Begotten Son to be crucified 
for its redemption ; make us, 
who are redeemed with His 
precious Blood, to be so fruit- 
ful in works of love that we 
may have our part in the first 
Resurrection, and not fear 
the power of the second death ; 
through the same Thy Son 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Almighty God, with Whom 
do live the spirits of those 
who depart hence in the Lord, 
and with Whom the souls of 
the faithful, after they are 
delivered from the burden of 
the flesh, are in joy and 
felicity ; We give Thee hearty 
thanks for the good examples 
of all those Thy servants, 
who, having finished their 
course in faith, do now rest 
from their labours. And we 
beseech Thee that we, with all 
those who are departed in the 
true faith of Thy Holy Name, 
may have our perfect consum- 
mation and bliss, both in body 
and soul, in Thy eternal and 
everlasting glory ; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 



NONE. 

Antiphon. They shall mourn 
for Him : 

Ps . cxiii. Laudate^pueri^p. 23. 

Ps. xxvii. Dominus illumina- 
tion p. 26. 

Ps. cxxxiii. Bcee, quam lo- 
numf p. 27. 

Antiphon. They shall mourn 
for Him : as one mourneth 
for his only son. 

The Chapter, I. Pet. iv. 1. 

Forasmuch then as Christ 
hath suffered for us in the 
flesh, arm yourselves likewise 
with the same mind : for he 
that hath suffered in the flesh 
hath ceased from sin ; that he 
no longer should live the rest 
of his time in the flesh to the 
lusts of men, but to the will 
of God. 

R. Thanks be to God. 

Collect. 

God the Father Almighty, 
&c, as at Prime. 



COMPLINE. 

Antiphon. Thou shalt not 
leave my soul in hell : 

Ps. cxxi. Levavi oculos,p. 31. 

Ps. xxx. Exaltabo te, Domine. 

1 I will magnify Thee, 
Lord; for Thou hast set me 
up : and not made my foes to 
triumph over me. 

2 Lord my God, I cried 



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unto Thee : and Thou hast 
healed me. 

3 Thou, Lord, hast brought 
my soul out of hell : Thou 
hast kept my life from them 
that go down to the pit. 

4 Sing praises unto the 
Lord, ye saints of His : and 
give thanks unto Him, for a 
remembrance of His holiness. 

5 For His wrath endureth 
but the twinkling of an eye, 
and in His pleasure is life : 
heaviness may endure for a 
night, but joy cometh in the 
morning. 

6 And in my prosperity I 
said, I shall never be removed : 
Thou, Lord, of Thy goodness, 
hast made my hill so strong. 

7 Thou didst turn Thy face 
from me : and I was troubled. 

8 Then cried I unto Thee, 
Lord : and gat me to my 
Lord right humbly. 

9 What profit is there in 
my blood : when I go down to 
the pit ? 

10 Shall the dust give 
thanks unto Thee ? or shall 
it declare Thy truth ? 

11 Hear, Lord, and have 
mercy upon me : Lord, be 
Thou my helper. 

12 Thou hast turned my 
heaviness into joy : Thou hast 
put off my sackcloth, and 
girded me with gladness. 



13 Therefore shall every 
good man sing of Thy praise 
without ceasing : my God, 
I will give thanks unto Thee 
for ever. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Ps. cxxxiv. Ecce nunc, p. 35. 

Antiphon. Thou shalt not 
leave my soul in hell : neither 
shalt Thou suffer Thy Holy 
One to see corruption. 

The Chapter, Hosea xiii. 14. 

I will ransom them from the 
power of the grave ; I will re- 
deem them from death : 
death, I will be thy plagues ; 
grave, I will be thy destruc- 
tion. 

E. Thanks be to God. 

Collects. 

Almighty God, with Whom 
do live, &c, as at Prime. 

Hear us, Lord, Father 
Almighty, through the New 
Adam, and bless to us this 
coming night of holy Easter. 
Grant that as we have been 
buried with J esus, so we may 
rise with Him from the dead, 
and pass over into life ; 
through the same Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 



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103 



PRIME. 

V. God, make speed to 
save us. 

E. Lord ; make haste to 
help us. 

V. Glory be to the Father, 
&c. 

E. As it was, &c. 

V. Now is Christ risen from 
the dead. 

E. And become the First- 
fruits of them that slept. 

V. For since by man came 
death, 

E. By man came also the 
resurrection of the dead. 
V. For as in Adam all die, 
E. Even so in Christ shall 
all be made alive. 

Hymn. 

Antvphon. I am the First 
and the Last. I am He that 
liveth and was dead : 

Ps. lxiii. Deus, Deits mens, 
p. 4. 

Ps. iii. Domine, quid multi- 
plicati? p. 4. 

Ps. Ivii. Miserere mei, Deus. 

1 Be merciful unto me, 
God, be merciful unto me ; 
for my soul trusteth in Thee : 
and under the shadow of Thy 



wings shall be my refuge, un- 
til this tyranny be overpast. 

2 I will call unto the Most 
High God : even unto the God 
that shall perform the cause 
which I have in hand. 

3 He shall send from hea- 
ven : and save me from the 
reproof of him that would eat 
me up. 

4 God shall send forth His 
mercy and truth : my soul is 
among lions. 

5 And I lie even among 
the children of men ; that are 
set on fire : whose teeth are 
spears and arrows, and their 
tongue a sharp sword. 

6 Set up Thyself, God, 
above the heavens : and Thy 
glory above all the earth. 

7 They have laid a net for 
my feet, and pressed down my 
soul : they have digged a pit 
before me, and are fallen into 
the midst of it themselves. 

8 My heart is fixed, God, 
my heart is fixed : I will sing 
and give praise. 

9 Awake up, my glory; 
awake, lute and harp : I my- 
self will awake right early. 

10 I will give thanks unto 
Thee, Lord, among the peo- 
ple : and I will sing unto Thee 
among the nations. 

11 For the greatness of 
Thy mercy reacheth unto the 



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heavens : and Thy truth unto 
the clouds. 

12 Set up Thyself, God, 
above the heavens : and Thy 
glory above all the earth. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Ps. cxviii. Confitemini Dom- 
ino, p. 5. 

Ps. cxvi. Dilexi, quoniam. 

1 I am well pleased : that 
the Lord hath heard the voice 
of my prayer ; 

2 That He hath inclined 
His ear unto me : therefore 
will I call upon Him as long 
as I live. 

3 The snares of death com- 
passed me round about : and 
the pains of hell gat hold 
upon me. 

4 I shall find trouble and 
heaviness, and I will call upon 
the Name of the Lord : 
Lord, I beseech Thee, deliver 
my soul. 

5 Gracious is the Lord, and 
righteous : yea, our God is 
merciful. 

6 The Lord preserveth the 
simple : I was in misery, and 
He helped me. 

7 Turn again then unto 
thy rest, my soul : for the 
Lord hath rewarded thee. 

8 And why? Thou hast 
delivered my soul from death : 
mine eyes from tears, and my 
feet from falling. 

9 I will walk before the 
Lord : in the land of the 
living. 

10 I believed, and there- 



fore will I speak ; but I was 
sore troubled : I said in my 
haste, all men are liars. 

11 What reward shall I 
give unto the Lord : for all 
the benefits that He hath 
done unto me ? 

12 I will receive the Cup 
of Salvation : and call upon 
the Name of the Lord. 

13 I will pay my vows now 
in the presence of all His 
people : right dear in the 
sight of the Lord is the death 
of His saints. 

14 Behold, Lord, how 
that I am Thy servant : I am 
Thy servant, and the son of 
Thine handmaid; Thou hast 
broken my bonds in sunder. 

15 I will offer to Thee the 
sacrifice of thanksgiving : and 
will call upon the Name of 
the Lord. 

16 I will pay my vows 
unto the Lord, in the sight of 
all His people : in the courts 
of the Lord's house ; even in 
the midst of thee, Jeru- 
salem. Praise the Lord. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Antiphon. I am the First 
and the Last. I am He that 
liveth and was dead : and be- 
hold, I am alive for evermore, 
Amen ; and have the keys of 
hell and of death. 

The Chapter, S. Luke xxiv. 1. 

Now upon the first day of 
the week, very early in the 
morning, they came unto the 
sepulchre, bringing the spices 



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105 



which they had prepared, and 
certain others with them. And 
they found the stone rolled 
away from the sepulchre. 
And they entered in, and 
found not the body of the 
Lord Jesus. And it came to 
pass, as they were much per- 
plexed thereabout, behold, two 
men stood by them in shining 
garments. And as they were 
afraid, and bowed down their 
faces to the earth, they said 
unto them, Why seek ye the 
living among the dead ? He 
is not here, but is risen. Ee- 
member how He spake unto 
you when He was yet in Gali- 
lee, saying, The Son of Man 
must be delivered into the 
hands of sinful men, and be 
crucified, and the third day 
rise again. 

E. Alleluia. 

Collect. 

Almighty God, hear Thy 
people, who this clay glorify 
the Eesurrection of Thy Son 
our Lord ; and guide them on 
from this festival to eternal 
gladness, from the exulting 
joy of this solemnity to joys 
that have no end. For this is 
the day of man's resurrection, 
the birthday of eternal life; 
in which we have been satis- 
fied with Thy mercy in the 
morning, in which the Blessed 
One Who cometh in the Name 
of the Lord, and Who is our 
God, hath shone upon us. 
Amen. 



NONE. 

Antiplion. The same day 
He appeared in another form 
unto two of them : 

Ps . cxiii. -LcLudcLte^puevi^p. 23. 

Ps. xxi. Domine, in virtute 
tua. 

1 The King shall rejoice in 
Thy strength, Lord : ex- 
ceeding glad shall he be of 
Thy salvation. 

2 Thou hast given him his 
heart's desire : and hast not 
denied him the request of his 
lips. 

3 For Thou shalt prevent 
him with the blessings of 
goodness : and shalt set a 
crown of pure gold upon his 
head. 

4 He asked life of Thee; 
and Thou gavest him a long 
life : even for ever and ever. 

5 His honour is great in 
Thy salvation : glory and 
great worship shalt Thou lay 
upon him. 

6. For Thou shalt give him 
everlasting felicity : and make 
him glad with the joy of Thy 
countenance. 

7 And why? because the 
King putteth his trust in the 
Lord : and in the mercy of the 
Most Highest he shall not 
miscarry. 

8 All Thine enemies shall 
feel Thy hand : Thy right 
hand shall find out them that 
hate Thee. 

9 Thou shalt make them like 



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a fiery oven in time of Thy 
wrath : The Lord shall destroy 
them in His displeasure, and 
the fire shall consume them. 

10 Their fruit shalt Thou 
root out of the earth : and 
their seed from among the 
children of men. 

11 For they intended mis- 
chief against Thee : and im- 
agined such a device as they 
are not able to perform. 

12 Therefore shalt Thou 
put them to flight : and the 
strings of Thy bow shalt Thou 
make ready against the face 
of them. 

13 Be Thou exalted, Lord, 
in Thine own strength : so 
will we sing, and praise Thy 
power. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Ps. cxxxiii. Ecce, quam Io- 
nian / p. 27. 

Antiphon. The same day 
He appeared in another form 
unto two of them : as they 
walked, and went into the 
country. 

The Chapter, Isa. xliv. 23. 

Sing, ye heavens, for the 
Lord hath done it : shout, ye 
lower parts of the earth : 
break forth into singing, ye 
mountains, forest, and 
every tree therein : for the 
Lord hath redeemed Jacob, 
and glorified Himself in Is- 
rael. 

E. Alleluia, 

Collect as at Prime, p. 105. 



COMPLINE. 

Antiphon. Awake and sing, 
! ye that dwell in dust : 

Ps. cxxi. Levavi oculos, p. 31. 

Ps. cxxiv. Nisi qu ia Dom in us. 

1 If the Lord Himself had 
not been on our side, now may 
Israel say : if the Lord Him- 
self had not been on our side, 
when men rose up against us ; 

2 They had swallowed us 
up quick : when they were so 
wrathfully displeased at us. 

3 Yea, the waters had 
drowned us : and the stream 
had gone over our soul. 

4 The deep waters of the 
proud : had gone even over 
our soul. 

5 But praised be the Lord : 
Who hath not given us over 
for a prey unto their teeth. 

6 Our soul is escaped even 
as a bird out of the snare of 
the fowler : the snare is broken, 
and we are delivered. 

7 Our help standeth in the 
Xame of the Lord : Who hath 
made heaven and earth. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Ps. cxxxiv. Ecce nunc, p. 35. 

Antiphon. Awake and sing, 
ye that dwell in dust : for thy 
dew is as the dew of herbs, 
and the earth shall cast out 
the dead. 

The Chapter, S. John xx. 19. 

The same day at evening, 
being the first day of the week, 
when the doors were shut 



EASTER— WEEK. 



107 



where the disciples were as- 
sembled for fear of the Jews, 
came Jesus and stood in the 
midst, and saith unto them, 
Peace be unto you. And 
when He had so said, He 
showed unto them His hands 
and His side. Then were the 
disciples glad when they saw 
the Lord. 
E. Alleluia. 

Collects. 
Almighty God, hear Thy 
people, &c, as at Prime. 

God, Who hast appointed 
the Paschal Sacrifice for the 
world's salvation, be propi- 
tious to our supplications, that 
our supreme High Priest, in- 
terceding for us, may recon- 
cile us, in that He is like un- 
to us, and absolve us, in that 
He is equal to Thee, even 
Jesus Christ our Lord, Who, 
with Thee and the Holy Ghost, 
liveth and reigneth, One God, 
world without end. Amen. 



PRIME. 

Antiphon. I am the First 
and the Last. I am He that 
liveth and was dead : and be- 
hold, I am alive for evermore, 
Amen ; and have the keys of 
hell and of death. 

The Chapter, Eom. vi. 9. 

Christ being raised from 
the dead dieth no more ; death 
hath no more dominion over 



Him. For in that He died, 
He died unto sin once : but 
in that He liveth, He liveth 
unto God. Likewise reckon 
ye also yourselves to be dead 
indeed unto sin, but alive un- 
to God through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 
E. Alleluia. 

NONE. 

Antiphon. He hath broken 
the gates of brass : and smit- 
ten the bars of iron in sun- 
der. 

The Chapter, Isa. xliv. 23. 

Sing, ye heavens, for the 
Lord hath done it : shout, ye 
lower parts of the earth : 
break forth into singing, ye 
mountains, forest, and every 
tree therein : for the Lord 
hath redeemed Jacob, and 
glorified Himself in Israel. 

E. Alleluia. 



COMPLINE. 

Antiphon. Awake and sing, 
ye that dwell in dust : for thy 
dew is as the dew of herbs, 
and the earth shall cast out 
the dead. 

The Chapter, S. Luke xxiv. 44. 

He said unto them, These 
are the words which I spake 
unto you, while I was yet 
with you, that all things must 
be fulfilled, which were writ- 
ten in the law of Moses, and 
in the Prophets, and in the 
Psalms, concerning Me. Then 



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FIRST AND SECOND SUNDAY AFTER EASTER. 



opened He their understand- 
ing, that they might under- 
stand the Scriptures, and said 
unto them, Thus it is written, 
and thus it behooved Christ 
to suffer, and to rise from the 
dead the third day. 
E. Alleluia. 

<$irst Swibag nfter (Easier. 

PRIME. 

Antiphon. Christ the First- 
fruits : afterward they that 
are Christ's at His coming. 

The Chapter, Col. iii. 1. 

If ye then be risen with 
Christ, seek those things 
which are above, where Christ 
sitteth at the right hand of 
God. Set your affection on 
things above, not on things 
on the earth. For ye are 
dead, and your life is hid with 
Christ in God. When Christ, 
Who is our Life, shall appear, 
then shall ye also appear with 
Him in glory. 

E. Alleluia. 



NONE. 

Antiphon. He sent redemp- 
tion unto His people : He 
hath commanded His covenant 
for ever ; Holy and Eeverend 
is His Name. 

The Chapter, S. John xx. 28. 

Thomas answered and said 
unto Him, My Lord and my 
God. Jesus saith unto him, 
Thomas, because thou hast 



seen Me, Thou hast believed : 
blessed are they that have not 
seen, and yet have believed. 
E. Alleluia. 



COMPLINE. 

Antiphon. As in Adam all 
die, even so in Christ shall 
all be made alive. 

The Chapter, I. S. John v. 4. 

Whatsoever is born of God 
overcometh the world : and 
this is the victory that over- 
cometh the world, even our 
faith. 

E. Alleluia. 

The same Antiphons and Chap- 
ters shall serve throughout 
the week. 

Swotto Stenbag after fefer. 

PRIME. 

Antiphon. Behold, My 
hands and My feet : that it is 
I Myself. 

The Chapter, S. John xi. 25. 

I am the Eesurrection, and 
the Life : he that believeth in 
Me, though he were dead, yet 
shall he live : and whosoever 
liveth and believeth in Me 
shall never die. 

E. Alleluia. 



NONE. 

Antiphon. Unto Thee, 
my Strength, will I sing : for 
Thou, God, art my Eefuge, 
and my merciful God. 



THIRD SUNDAY 



AFTER EASTER. 



109 



The Chapter, I. Pet. i. 6. 

Now for a season, if need be, 
ye are in heaviness through, 
manifold temptations : that 
the trial of your faith, being 
much more precious than of 
gold that perisheth, though it 
be tried with fire, might be 
found unto praise and honour 
and glory at the appearing of 
Jesus Christ : Whom, having 
not seen, ye love ; in Whom, 
though now ye see Him not, 
yet believing, ye rejoice with 
joy unspeakable and full of 
glory. 

E. Alleluia. 



COMPLINE. 

Antiphon. praise the 
Lord Which dwelleth in Sion : 
show the people of His doings. 

The Chapter, S. John vi. 40. 

This is the will of Him 
that sent Me, that everyone 
which seeth the Son, and be- 
lieveth on Him, may have 
everlasting life : and I will 
raise him up at the last day. 

E. Alleluia. 

The same Antiphons and Chap- 
ters shall serve throughout 
the week. 



8$rh Sunirag after teto. 

PRIME. 

Antiphon. They shall come 
and sing in the height of Sion : 
and shall flow together to the 
goodness of the Lord; and 



their soul shall be as a 
watered garden; and they 
shall not sorrow any more. 

The Chapter, Job xix. 25. 

I know that my Eedeemer 
liveth, and that He shall stand 
at the latter day upon the 
earth : and though after my 
skin worms destroy this body, 
yet in my flesh shall I see 
God : Whom I shall see for 
myself, and mine eyes shall 
behold, and not another. 

E. Alleluia. 



NONE. 

Antiphon. As He Which 
hath called you is Holy : so 
be ye holy in all manner of 
conversation. 

The Chapter, I. Col. ii. 12. 

Ye are buried with Him in 
baptism, wherein also ye are 
risen with Him through the 
faith of the operation of God, 
Who hath raised Him from 
the dead. 

E. Alleluia. 



COMPLINE. 

Antiphon. For this cause 
will I give thanks unto Thee, 
Lord, among the Gentiles : 
and sing praises unto Thy 
Name. 

The Chapter, I. Pet. i. 18. 

Ye know that ye were not 
redeemed with corruptible 
things, as silver and gold, 
from your vain conversation 



110 



FOURTH SUNDAY 



AFTER EASTER. 



received by tradition from 
your fathers ; but with the 
precious Blood of Christ, as 
of a lamb without blemish 
and without spot : Who verily 
was foreordained before the 
foundation of the world, but 
was manifest in these last 
times for you, who by Him do 
believe in God, that raised 
Him up from the dead, and 
gave Him glory. 
E. Alleluia. 

The same Antipho n s a n d Ch a in- 
ters shall serve throughout 
the week. 

^ourtb Suitbag after Caster. 

PRIME. 

Antiphon. The first man 
Adam was made a living soul : 
the last Adam was made a 
quickening spirit. 

The Chapter, Acts xxvi. 22. 

Having therefore obtained 
help of God. I continue unto 
this day. witnessing both to 
small and great, saying none 
other things than those which 
the Prophets and Moses did 
say should come : That Christ 
should suffer, and that He 
should be the first that should 
rise from the dead. 

E. Alleluia. 



X O N E . 

Antiphon. If thou shalt 
confess with thy mouth the 
Lord Jesus, and shalt believe | 



in thine heart that God hath 
raised Him from the dead, 
thou shalt be saved. 

The Chapter, I. Cor. xv. 1. 

Moreover, brethren, I de- 
clare unto you the Gospel 
which I preached unto you, 
which also ye have received, 
and wherein ye stand; by 
which also ye are saved, if 
ye keep in memory what I 
preached unto you, unless ye 
have believed in vain. For I 
delivered unto you first of all 
that which I also received, 
how that Christ died for our 
sins according to the Scrip- 
tures ; and that He was buried, 
and that He rose again the 
third day according to the 
Scriptures. 

E. Alleluia. 



COMPLIXE. 

Antiphon. Ye also shall 
bear witness : because ye have 
been with Me from the begin- 
ning. 

The Chapter , Acts x. 39. 

We are witnesses of all 
things which He did both in 
the land of the Jews, and in 
Jerusalem : Whom they slew 
and hanged on a tree. Him 
God raised up the third day, 
and shewed Him openly : not 
to all the people, but unto 
witnesses chosen before of 
God. even to us, who did eat 
and drink with Him after He 
I rose from the dead. 



FIFTH SUNDAY 



AFTER EASTER. 



Ill 



E. Alleluia. 

The same Antiphons and Chap- 
ters shall serve throughout 
the week. 



$di\ Stmfcmg after feter. 

FRIME. 

Antiphon. Now I go My 
way : to Him that sent Me. 

The Chapter, Acts i. 3. 

He shewed Himself alive 
after His Passion by many 
infallible proofs, being seen 
of them forty days, and speak- 
ing of the things pertaining 
to the Kingdom of God. 

E. Alleluia. 



NONE. 

Antiphon. A little while, 
and ye shall not see Me : and 
again, a little while, and ye 
shall see Me. 

The Chapter, S. Matt, xxviii. 
16. 

Then the eleven disciples 
went away into Galilee, into 
a mountain where Jesus had 
appointed them. And when 
they saw Him, they worship- 
ped Him. 

E. Alleluia. 



COMPLINE. 

Antiphon. I will see you 
again : and your heart shall 
rejoice, and your joy no man 
taketh from you. 



The Chapter, S. John xx. 30. 

Many other signs truly did 
Jesus in the presence of His 
disciples, which are not writ- 
ten in this book. But these 
are written, that ye might 
believe that Jesus is the 
Christ, the Son of God ; and 
that believing ye might have 
life through His Name. 

E. Alleluia. 



%\t matron gags. 

PRIME. 

Antiphon. ISTow I go My 
way : to Him that sent Me. 

The Chapter, S. Matt. vii. 7. 

Ask, and it shall be given 
you ; seek, and ye shall find ; 
knock, and it shall be opened 
unto you. For every one that 
asketh receiveth ; and he that 
seeketh findeth; and to him 
that knocketh it shall be 
opened. 

E. Thanks be to God. 



NONE. 

Antiphon. A little while, 
and ye shall not see Me : and 
again, a little while, and ye 
shall see Me. 

The Cha.pter, Ecclus. xxxiv. 

Blessed is the soul of him 
that feareth the Lord : to 
whom doth he look ? and who 
is his strength ? For the eyes 
of the Lord are upon them 
that love Him; He is their 
mighty protection and strong 



112 



THE ROGATION DAYS. 



stay, a defence from heat and 
a cover from the sun at noon, 
a preservation from stumb- 
ling, and an help from falling. 
He raiseth up the soul, and 
lighteneth the eyes : He giv- 
eth health, life, and blessing. 

E. Thanks be to God. 



COMPLINE. 
MONDAY AND TUESDAY. 

Antiphon. Now, Father, 
glorify Thou Me : with Thine 



own Self, with the glory which 
I had with Thee before the 
world was. 

The Chapter, Ezek. xxxiv. 26. 

I will cause the shower to 
come down in his season : 
there shall be showers of 
blessing. And the tree of the 
field shall yield her fruit, and 
the earth shall yield her in- 
crease, and they shall be safe 
in their land, and shall know 
that I am the Lord. 

E. Thanks be to God. 



ON THE EVE, AT COMPLINE. 

Antiphon. I ascend to My 
Father and your Father : and 
to My God and your God. 

Instead of the Psalm for the 
day of the iveek, shall be used : 

Ps. xxiv. Domini est terra. 

1 The earth is the Lord's, 
and all that therein is : the 
compass of the world, and 
they that dwell therein. 

2 For He hath founded it 
upon the seas : and prepared 
it upon the floods. 

3 Who shall ascend into the 
hill of the Lord : or who shall 
rise up in His holy place ? 

4 Even he that hath clean 
hands, and a pure heart : and 
that hath not lift up his mind 



unto vanity, nor sworn to de- 
ceive his neighbour. 

5 He shall receive the bless- 
ing from the Lord : and right- 
eousness from the God of his 
salvation. 

6 This is the generation of 
them that seek Him : even of 
them that seek thy face, 
Jacob. 

7 Lift up your heads, ye 
gates ; and be ye lift up, ye 
everlasting doors : and the 
King of Glory shall come in. 

8 Who is the King of Glory : 
It is the Lord strong and 
mighty, even the Lord mighty 
in battle. 

9 Lift up your heads, ye 
gates ; and be ye lift up, ye 
everlasting doors : and the 
King of Glory shall come in. 



THE ASCENSION OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. 



113 



10 Who is the King of 
Glory : Even the Lord of 
Hosts, He is the King of 
Glory. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

The Chapter, S. John xiv. 1. 

Let not your heart be 
troubled : ye believe in God, 
believe also in Me. In My 
Father's house are many man- 
sions : if it were not so, I 
would have told you. I go to 
prepare a place for you. 

E. Alleluia. 

Prayer-Book Collect for the 
Day. 



prime. * 

V. God, make speed to 
save us. 

E. Lord, make haste to 
help us. 

V. Glory be to the Father, 
&c. 

R. As it was, &c. 

V. Lift up your heads, 
ye gates ; and be ye lift up, 
ye everlasting doors ; 

E. And the King of Glory 
shall come in. 

V. Who is the King of 
Glory ? 

E. It is the Lord strong 
and mighty, even the Lord 
mighty in battle. 

V. Lift up your heads, ye 
gates ; and be ye lift up, ye 
everlasting doors; 

8 



R. And the King of Glory 
shall come in. 

V. Who is the King of 
Glory ? 

E. Even the Lord of Hosts ; 
He is the King of Glory. 

Hymn. 

Antiphon. He is gone into 
Heaven : 

Ps. lxiii. Deus, Deus mens, 
p. 4. 

Ps. iii. Domine, quid multi- 
plicati, p. 4. 

Ps. ex. Dixit Dominus. 

1 The Lord said unto my 
Lord : Sit Thou on My right 
hand, until I make Thine 
enemies Thy footstool. 

2 The Lord shall send the 
rod of Thy power out of Sion : 
be Thou Euler, even in the 
midst among Thine enemies. 

3 In the day of Thy power 
shall the people offer Thee 
free-will offerings with an 
holy worship : the dew of Thy 
birth is of the womb of the 
morning. 

4 The Lord sware, and 
will not repent : Thou art a 
Priest for ever after the order 
of Melchizedech. 

5 The Lord upon Thy right 
hand : shall wound even kings 
in the day of His wrath. 

6 He shall judge among the 
heathen; He shall fill the 
places with the dead bodies : 
and smite in sunder the heads 
over divers countries. 



114 THE ASCENSION OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. 



7 He shall drink of the 
brook in the way : therefore 
shall He lift up His head. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Ps. cxix. Legem pone, p. 15. 

Antiphon. He is gone into 
Heaven : and is on the right 
hand of God; angels and 
authorities and powers being 
made subject unto Him. 

The Chapter, S. Luke xxiv. 50. 

And He led them out as far 
as to Bethany, and He lifted 
up His hands, and blessed 
them. And it came to pass, 
while He blessed them, He 
was parted from them, and 
carried up into Heaven. And 
they worshipped Him, and 
returned to Jerusalem with 
great joy. 

R. Alleluia. 

Collect, 

Saviour and Lord, Who, 
ascending into Heaven, wast 
pleased to show Thyself in 
glory to the eyes of beholders, 
while Thou didst promise to 
come again in like manner as 
Thou hadst ascended; make 
us to celebrate this Feast-Day 
of Thine Ascension with pure 
and devout hearts; that we 
may in such wise ascend con- 
tinually in Thee to a better 
life, that when Thou comest 
to the judgment, we may see 
Thy face and not be con- 
founded. Grant it for Thy 
mercy's sake. Amen. 



NONE . 

Antiphon. This Man, after 
He had offered one Sacrifice 
for sins for ever : 

Ps. cxiii. Laudate pueri, p. 23. 

Ps. xix. Cceli enarrent, p. 33. 

Ps. cxxxiv. Ecce, quam bo- 
num ! p. 27. 
Antiphon. This Man, after 
He had offered one Sacrifice 
for sins for ever : sat down 
on the right hand of God. 

The Chapter, S. John iii. 13. 

No man hath ascended up 
to Heaven, but He that came 
down from Heaven, even the 
Son of Man Which is in 
Heaven. . 
E. Alleluia. 

Collect as at Prime. 



COMPLINE. 

Antiphon. We see Jesus : 
Ps. cxxi. Levavi oculos, p. 31. 

Ps. xciii. Dominus regnavit. 

1 The Lord is King, and 
hath put on glorious apparel : 
the Lord hath put on His 
apparel, and girded Himself 
with strength. 

2 He hath made the round 
world so sure : that it cannot 
be moved. 

3 Ever since the world 
began hath Thy seat been 
prepared : Thou art from 
everlasting. 

4 The floods are risen, 



FROM ASCENSION-DAY TO WHITSUN-DAY. 



115 



Lord, the floods have lift up 
their voice : the floods lift up 
their waves. 

5 The waves of the sea are 
mighty, and rage horribly : 
but yet the Lord, Who dwell- 
eth on high, is mightier. 

6 Thy testimonies, Lord, 
are very sure : holiness be- 
cometh Thine house for ever. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Ps. cxxxiv. Ecce nunc, p. 35. 

Antiphon. We see Jesus : 
Who was made a little lower 
than the angels for the suffer- 
ing of death, crowned with 
glory and honour. 

The Chapter, I. Tim. iii. 16. 

Without controversy great 
is the mystery of godliness : 
God was manifest in the 
flesh, justified in the Spirit, 
seen of angels, preached unto 
the Gentiles, believed on in 
the world, received up into 
glory. 

E. Alleluia. 

Collect. 

Lord, Who hast borne 
our weak flesh to be glorified 
with Thee- in heavenly places, 
take away the foulness of our 
sins, and restore to us the 
dignity of our first estate; 
that by believing in Thee we 
may be able thither to ascend, 
whither we now believe Thee 
to have indeed ascended, 
where Thou livest and reign- 



est with the Father and the 
Holy Ghost, ever One God, 
world without end. Amen. 



Jrom giseension-gag to SHIjitsim- 
§ag. 

PRIME. 

Antiphon. He is gone into 
Heaven : and is on the right 
hand of God; angels and 
authorities and powers being 
made subject unto Him. 

The Chapter, S. John xvi. 7. 

It is expedient for you that 
I go away : for if I go not 
away, the Comforter will not 
come unto you; but if I de- 
part, I will send Him unto you. 

E. Alleluia. 



NONE. 

Antiphon. This Man, after 
He had offered one Sacrifice 
for sins for ever : sat down on 
the right hand of God. 

The Chapter, S. John xiv. 16. 

I will pray the Father, and 
He shall give you another 
Comforter, that He may abide 
with you for ever; even the 
Spirit of Truth; Whom the 
world cannot receive, because 
it seeth Him not, neither 
knoweth Him : but ye know 
Him ; for He dwelleth in you, 
and shall be in you. 

E. Alleluia. 



COMPLINE. 

Antiphon, We see Jesus : 



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WHITSUN— DAY . 



Who was made a little lower 
than the angels for the suffer- 
ing of death, crowned with 
glory and honour. 

The Chapter, Acts i. 4. 
He commanded them that 



they should not depart from 
Jerusalem, but wait for the 
promise of the Father, which, 
saith He, ye have heard of 
Me. 

E. Alleluia. 



ON THE EVE, AT COMPLINE. 

Antiphon. Thou art gone 
up on high : Thou hast led 
captivity captive, and received 
gifts for men. 

Instead of the Psalm for the 
day of the week, shall be 
used : 

Ps. xxxiii. Exultate, justi. 

1 Kejoice in the Lord, ye 
righteous : for it becometh 
well the just to be thankful. 

2 Praise the Lord with 
harp : sing praises unto Him 
with lute, and instrument of 
ten strings. 

3 Sing unto the Lord a new 
song : sing praises lustily un- 
to Him with a good courage. 

4 For the word of the Lord 
is true : and all His works are 
faithful. 

5 He loveth righteousness 
and judgment : the earth is 
full of the goodness of the 
Lord. 

6 By the word of the Lord 
were the heavens made : and 
all the hosts of them by the 
breath of His mouth. 



7 He gathereth the waters of 
the sea together, as it were up- 
on an heap : and layeth up the 
deep, as in a treasure-house. 

8 Let all the earth fear the 
Lord : stand in awe of Him, 
all ye that dwell in the world. 

9 For He spake, and it was 
done : He commanded, and it 
stood fast. 

10 The Lord bringeth the 
counsel of the heathen to 
nought : and maketh the de- 
vices of the people to be of 
none effect, and casteth out 
the counsels of princes. 

11 The counsel of the Lord 
shall endure for ever : and the 
thoughts of His heart from 
generation to generation. 

12 Blessed are the people 
whose God is the Lord Je- 
hovah : and blessed are the 
folk that He hath chosen to 
Him, to be His inheritance. 

13 The Lord looked down 
from heaven, and beheld all 
the children of men : from the 
habitation of His dwelling, 
He considereth all them that 
dwell on the earth. 



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14 He fashioneth all the 
hearts of them : and under- 
standeth all their works. 

15 There is no king that 
can be saved by the nmltitiide 
of an host : neither is any 
mighty man delivered by 
much strength. 

16 A horse is counted but 
a vain thing to save a man : 
neither shall he deliver any 
man by his great strength. 

17 Behold ; the eye of the 
Lord is upon them that fear 
Him : and upon them that 
put their trust in His mercy ; 

18 To deliver their soul 
from death : and to feed them 
in the time of dearth. 

19 Our soul hath patiently 
tarried for the Lord : for He 
is our help and our shield. 

20 For our heart shall re- 
joice in Him : because we 
have hoped in His Holy Name. 

21 Let Thy merciful kind 
ness, Lord, be upon us : 
like as we do put our trust in 
Thee. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 
The Chapter, Joel ii. 28. 

It shall come to pass after- 
ward, that I will pour out My 
Spirit upon all flesh; and 
your sons and your daughters 
shall prophesy, your old men 
shall dream dreams, your 
young men shall see visions : 
and also upon the servants 
and upon the handmaids in 
those days will I pour out 
My Spirit. 



B. Alleluia. 

Collects. 

God. Who as at this time 
didst teach the hearts of Thy 
faithful people by sending to 
them the light of Thy Holy 
Spirit ; grant us by the same 
Spirit to have a right judg- 
ment in all things, and ever- 
more to rejoice in His holy 
comfort; through the merits 
of Christ Jesus our Saviour, 
Who liveth and reigneth with 
Thee, in the Unity of the 
same Spirit, One God, world 
without end. Amen. 

Heavenly King, Paraclete, 
Spirit of Truth, Who art 
everywhere present and fillest 
all things, the Treasury of 
good things and the Bestower 
of life ; come and dwell in us, 
and pjurify us from every 
stain, and save our souls, in 
Thy goodness ; Who livest 
and reignest, with the Father 
and the Son, One God, world 
without end. Amen. 



PRIME. 

Antiphon. When the High- 
est came down : 

After Ps. cxviii., Confitemini 
Domino, shall be used : 

Ps. xlviii. Magnus Dominus. 

1 Great is the Lord, and 
highly to be praised : in the 
city of our God, even upon 
His holy hill. 



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2 The hill of Sion is a fair 
place, and the joy of the 
whole earth : upon the north 
side lieth the city of the great 
King ; God is well known in 
her palaces as a sure refuge. 

3 For lo, the kings of the 
earth : are gathered, and gone 
by together. 

4 They marvelled to see 
such things : they were aston- 
ished, and suddenly cast down. 

5 Fear came there upon 
them; and sorrow : as upon 
a woman in her travail. 

6 Thou shalt break the 
ships of the sea : through the 
east wind. 

7 Like as we have heard, 
so have we seen in the city of 
the Lord of Hosts, in the city 
of our God : God upholdeth 
the same for ever. 

8 We wait for Thy loving- 
kindness, God : in the midst 
of Thy temple. 

9 God, according to Thy 
Name, so is Thy praise unto 
the world's end : Thy right 
hand is full of righteousness. 

10 Let the Mount Sion re- 
joice, and the daughter of 
Judah be glad : because of 
Thy judgments. 

11 Walk about Sion, and go 
round about her : and tell the 
towers thereof. 

12 Mark well her bulwarks, 
set up her houses : that ye 
may tell them that come after. 

13 For this God is our God 
for ever and ever : He shall 
be our Guide unto death, 



Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Ps. cxxii. Lcetatus sum, p. 6. 

Antiphon. When the High- 
est came down : and con- 
founded the tongues, He 
divided the nations. When 
He distributed the tongues of 
fire, He called all to unity, 
and with one voice we praise 
the Holy Ghost. 

The Chapter, Acts ii. 1. 

When the Day of Pentecost 
was fully come, they were all 
with one accord in one place. 
And suddenly there came a 
sound from Heaven as of a 
rushing mighty wind, and it 
filled all the house where 
they were sitting. And there 
appeared unto them cloven 
tongues like as of fire, and it 
sat upon each of them. And 
they were all filled with the 
Holy Ghost, and began to 
speak with other tongues, as 
the Spirit gave them utter- 
ance. 

E. Alleluia. 

Collects. 
The Veni Creator Spiritus 
shall be preceded by this 
Collect : 

Heavenly King, Paraclete, 
Spirit of Truth, Who art 
everywhere present and flilest 
all things, the Treasury of 
good things and the Bestower 
of life ; come and dwell in us, 
and purify us from every 
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Thy goodness ; Who livest 
and reignest, with the Father 
and the Son, One God, world 
without end. Amen. 

And folloived by this : 

Grant, we beseech Thee, 
Almighty God, that we who 
celebrate the solemnity of the 
gift of the Holy Ghost, may 
be kindled with heavenly de- 
sires, and thirst for the Foun- 
tain of Life ; through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 



x o n e . 
Antiphon. The love of God 
is shed abroad in our hearts : 
by the Holy Ghost, Which is 
given unto us. 

Instead of Ps. lxxxv., Bene- 
dixisti, Domine, shall be used : 

Ps. xlvi. Deus noster refugium. 

1 God is our hope and 
strength : a very present help 
in trouble. 

2 Therefore will we not 
fear, though the earth be 
moved : and though the hills 
be carried into the midst of 
the sea. 

3 Though the waters there- 
of rage and swell : and though 
the mountains shake at the 
tempest of the same. 

4 The rivers of the flood 
thereof shall make glad the 
city of God : the holy place 
of the tabernacle of the Most 
Highest. 

5 God is in the midst of 



her, therefore shall she not 
be removed : God shall help 
her, and that right early. 

6 The heathen make much 
ado, and the kingdoms are 
moved : but God hath showed 
His Voice, and the earth shall 
melt away. 

7 The Lord of Hosts is with 
us : The God of Jacob is our 
Refuge. 

8 come hither, and be- 
hold the works of the Lord : 
what destruction He hath 
brought upon the earth. 

9 He maketh wars to cease 
in all the world : He breaketh 
the bow, and knappeth the 
spear in sunder, and burnetii 
the chariots in the fire. 

10 Be still then, and know 
that I am God : I will be ex- 
alted among the heathen, and 
I will be exalted in the earth. 

11 The Lord of Hosts is 
with us : the God of Jacob 
is our Eefuge. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

The Chapter, Acts ii. 32. 

This Jesus hath God raised 
up, whereof we all are wit- 
nesses. Therefore being by 
the right hand of God exalted, 
and having received of the 
Father the promise of the 
Holy Ghost, He hath shed 
forth this, which ye now see 
and hear. 

E. Alleluia. 

Collect. 

God, Who wast pleased 



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to send on Thy disciples the 
Holy Spirit, the Paraclete, in 
the burning fire of Thy love ; 
grant to Thy people to be 
fervent in the unity of faith ; 
that evermore abiding in Thee, 
they may be found both stead- 
fast in faith and active in 
work; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 



COMPLINE. 

Antiphon. There are diver- 
sities of gifts : but the same 
Spirit. 

Instead of Ps. cxlviii., Laudate 
Dominum, shall be used 
Ps. xxxiii., Exultate, justi, 
p. 118. 



The Chapter, Ezek. xxxvi. 27. 

I will put My Spirit within 
you, and cause you to walk in 
My statutes, and ye shall 
keep My judgments, and do 
them. And ye shall dwell in 
the land that I gave to your 
fathers ; and ye shall be My 
people, and I will be your 
God. 

E. Alleluia. 

Collect. 
Grant we beseech Thee, &c, 
as at Prime. 

The same Antiphons and Chap- 
ters shall serve until Trinity 
Sunday. 



ON THE EVE, AT COMPLINE. 

Antiphon. Holy, Holy, 
Holy : Lord God Almighty ; 
Which was, and is, and is to 
come. 

The Chapter, Isa. vi. 1. 
I saw the Lord sitting upon 
a throne, high and lifted up, 
and His train filled the temple. 
Above it stood the Seraphim. 
Each one had six wings ; with 
twain he covered his face, and 
with twain he covered his 
feet, and with twain he did 
fly. And one cried unto 



another, and said, HOLY, 
HOLY, HOLY, is the Lord 
of Hosts : the whole earth is 
full of His Glory. 
E. Alleluia. 

Prayer-Booh Collect for the 
Day. 



PRIME. 

Antiphon. Holy, Holy, 
Holy : is the Lord of Hosts. 

After Ps. cxviii., Confitemini 
Domino, Ps. xcvi., Cantate 
Domino, p. 47, shall be used. 



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The Chapter, Rev. iv. 

Behold, a throne was set in 
Heaven, and OXE sat on the 
throne. And in the midst of 
the throne, and round about 
the throne, were four beasts 
full of eyes before and behind. 
And the first beast was like a 
lion, and the second beast like 
a calf, and the third beast had 
a face as a man, and the 
fourth beast was like a flying 
eagle. And the four beasts 
had each of them six wings 
about him ; and they were full 
of eyes within : and they 
rest not day and night, say- 
ing, HOLY, HOLY, HOLY. 
LORD GOD ALMIGHTY, 
Which was, and is, and is to 
come. 

R. Alleluia. 

Collect. 

Blessed and Glorious Trin- 
ity, Father, Son, and Holy 
Spirit, thanks be to Thee, one 
and perfect Godhead. Thee, 
God the Father Unbegotten ; 
Thee, the Only-Begotten Son ; 
Thee, the Holy Spirit the. 
Paraclete ; the Holy and Un- 
divided Trinity; do we con- 
fess and praise with heart and 
mouth. To Thee be glory for 
ever, Alleluia. Amen. 



NONE. 

Antiphon. God, accord- 
ing to Thy Xame : so is Thy 
praise unto the world's end. 



Instead o/Ps. lxxxv., Benedix- 
istij Domine, Ps. xcvii., 
Dominus regnavit, p. 49, 
shall be used. 

The Chapter, S. Matt, xxviii. 
18. 

Jesus came and spake unto 
them, saying, All power is 
given unto Me in heaven and 
in earth. Go ye therefore, 
and teach all nations, baptiz- 
ing them in the Xame of the 
Father, and of the Son, and 
of the Holy Ghost. 

R. Alleluia. 

Collect. 

Lord, the Saviour and 
Guardian of such as fear 
Thee, turn away from Thy 
Church the deceitful allure- 
ments of this world's wisdom ; 
that under the teaching of 
Thy Spirit we may find 
pleasure in the prophetic de- 
lineations and the Apostolic 
instructions, rather than in 
the terms of philosophy ; lest 
the vanity of falsehoods 
should deceive those whom 
the teaching of truth illumin- 
ates ; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 



COMPLINE. 

Antiphon. Holy, Holy, 
Holy : is the Lord of Hosts. 

Instead o/Ps. cxlviii., Laudate 
Dominum, shall be used : 

Ps. xcix., Dominus regnavit. 

1 The Lord is King, be the 



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people never so impatient : 
He sitteth between the Cheru- 
bim, be the earth never so un- 
quiet. 

2 The Lord is great in Sion : 
and high above all people. 

3 They shall give thanks 
unto Thy Name : which is 
great, wonderful, and holy. 

4 The King's power loveth 
judgment; Thou hast pre- 
pared equity : Thou hast exe- 
cuted judgment and righteous- 
ness in Jacob. 

5 magnify the Lord our 
God : and fall down before 
His footstool ; for He is Holy. 

6 Moses and Aaron among 
His priests, and Samuel among 
such as call upon His Name : 
these called upon the Lord, 
and He heard them. 

7 He spake unto them out 
of the cloudy pillar : for they 
kept His testimonies, and the 
law that He gave them. 



8 Thou heardest them, 
Lord our God : Thou f orgavest 

! them, God, and punishedst 
| their own inventions. 

9 magnify the Lord our 
, God, and worship Him upon 

His holy hill : for the Lord 
our God is Holy. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

The Chapter, Deut. vi. 4. 

Hear, Israel : the Lord our 
| God is OXE LOED : and 
| thou shalt love the Lord thy 
I God with all thine heart, and 
I with all thy soul, and with all 
j thy might. Thou shalt fear 
; the Lord thy God, and serve 
\ Him, and shalt swear by His 
! Name. 

E. Alleluia. 

Collect as at Prime. 

The same Antijphons and Chap- 
ters shall serve throughout 
the Octave. 



THE SERVICE COMMON OF SAINTS. 



ON THE EVE, AT COMPLINE. 

Antiphon. Thou hast given 
an heritage, Lord : unto 
those that fear Thy Name. 

The Chapter, Eph. ii. 19. 

Now therefore ye are no 
more strangers and foreigners, 
but fellow-citizens with the 
Saints, and of the household 
of God; and are built upon 
the foundation of the Apostles 
and Prophets, Jesus Christ 
Himself being the Chief Cor- 
ner-Stone. 

E. Thanks be to God. 

All else as at Daily Compline, 
using Frayer-Book Collect 
for the Feast, and the fol- 
lowing : 

Almighty God, Who hast 
knit together Thine elect in 
one Communion and Fellow- 
ship, in the Mystical Body of 
Thy Son Christ our Lord; 
grant us grace so to follow 
Thy blessed Saints in all 
virtuous and godly living, that 
we may come to those un- 
speakable joys which Thou 
hast prepared for those 
who unfeignedly love Thee; 
through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen, 



PRIME. 

V. God, make speed to 
save us. 

B. Lord, make haste to 
help us. 

V. Glory be to the Father, 
&c. 

E. As it was, &c. 

V. Great and marvellous 
are Thy works, Lord God 
Almighty. 

B. Just and true are Thy 
ways, Thou King of Saints. 

V. We magnify Thy Holy 
Name for the triumph of him 
; whose glorious conflict we 
j celebrate. 

| E. We praise Thee ever- 
more in the commemoration 
of this Thy Saint. 

V. Who overcame by the 
Blood of the Lamb. 

E. And loved not his life 
unto the death. 

On the Festivals of S. John 
Evang. and S. John Baptist, 
this last V. and R. shall be 
omitted. 

Hymn. 

Antiphon. Their sound is 
gone out into all lands : 
Ps. lxiii. Deus, Deus mens, 
p. 4. 



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Ps. iii. Domine, quid multi- 
pi i cat i ? p. 4. 

Ps. cxlv. Exaltabo te, Deus. 

1 1 will magnify Thee. OGod, 
my King : and I will praise 
Thy Xame for ever and ever. 

2 Every day will I give 
thanks nnto Thee : and praise 
Thy Name for ever and ever. 

3 Great is the Lord, and 
marvellous, worthy to be 
praised : there is no end of 
His greatness. 

4 One generation shall 
praise Thy works unto 
another : and declare Thy 
power. 

5 As for me, I will be talk- 
ing of Thy worship : Thy 
glory, Thy praise, and won- 
drous works. 

6 So that men shall speak 
of the might of Thy marvel- 
lous acts : and I will also tell 
of Thy greatness. 

7 The memorial of Thine 
abundant kindness shall be 
showed : and men shall sing 
of Thy righteousness. 

8 The Lord is gracious and 
merciful : long-suffering, and 
of great goodness. 

9 The Lord is loving unto 
every man : and His mercy is 
over all His works. 

10 All Thy works praise 
Thee, Lord : and Thy saints 
give thanks unto Thee. 

11 They shew the glory of 
Thy Kingdom : and talk of 
Thy power ; 

12 That Thy power, Thy 



glory, and mightiness of Thy 
Kingdom : might be known 
unto men. 

13 Thy Kingdom is an ever- 
lasting Kingdom : and Thy 
dominion endureth through- 
out all ages. 

14 The Lord upholdeth all 
such as fall : and lifteth up 
all those that are down. 

15 The eyes of all wait up- 
on Thee, Lord : and Thou 
givest them their meat in due 
season. 

16 Thou openest Thine 
hand : and fillest all things 
living with plenteousness. 

17 The Lord is righteous 
in all His ways : and holy in 
all His works. 

18 The Lord is nigh unto 
all them that call upon Him : 
yea, all such as call upon Him 
faithfully. 

19 He will fulfil the desire 
of them that fear Him : He 
also will hear their cry, and 
will help them. 

20 The Lord preserveth all 
them that love Him : but scat- 
tereth abroad all the ungodly. 

21 My mouth shall speak 
the praise of the Lord : and let 
all flesh give thanks unto His 
Holy aSTame for ever and ever. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Ps. cxvi. Dilexi quoniam. 
This Psalm shall he omitted 
on the Festivals of S. John 
Evang., Conversion of S. 
Paul, and S. John Baptist. 
1 I am well pleased : that 



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125 



the Lord hath heard the voice 
of my prayer. 

2 That He hath inclined 
His ear unto me : therefore 
will I call upon Him as long 
as I live. 

3 The snares of death com- 
passed me round about : and 
the pains of hell gat hold 
upon me. 

4 I shall find trouble and 
heaviness, and I will call upon 
the Name of the Lord : 
Lord, I beseech Thee, deliver 
my soul. 

5 Gracious is the Lord, and 
righteous : yea, our God is 
merciful. 

6 The Lord preserveth the 
simple : I was in misery, and 
He helped me. 

7 Turn again then unto thy 
rest, my soul : for the Lord 
hath rewarded thee. 

8 And why? Thou hast 
delivered my soul from death : 
mine eyes from tears, and my 
feet from falling. 

9 I will walk before the 
Lord : in the land of the 
living. 

10 I believed, and therefore 
will I speak ; but I was sore 
troubled : I said in my haste, 
All men are liars. 

11 What reward shall I 
give unto the Lord : for all 
the benefits that He hath 
done unto me ? 

12 I will receive the Cup 
of Salvation : and call upon 
the Name of the Lord. 

13 I will pay my vows now 



in the presence of all His peo- 
ple : right dear in the sight of 
the Lord is the death of His 
saints. 

14 Behold, Lord, how 
that I am Thy servant : I am 
Thy servant, and the son of 
Thine handmaid; Thou hast 
broken my bonds in sunder. 

15 I will offer to Thee the 
sacrifice of Thanksgiving : and 
will call upon the Xame of 
the Lord. 

16 I will pay my vows unto 
the Lord, in the sight of all 
His people : in the courts of 
the Lord's house ; even in the 
midst of Thee, Jerusalem. 
Praise the Lord. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Ps. cxix. 33. Legem pone, 
p. 15. 

Antiphon. Their sound is 
gone out into all lands : and 
their words into the ends of 
the world. 

The Chapter. {See Service 
Proper of the Day.) 

Collect. 

{To be omitted on the Feasts of 
S. John the Evangelist, The 
Conversion of S. Paid, and 
S. John Baptist, when the 
Collect for the Eve, p. 123, 
shall be used.) 
Almighty and Everlasting 
God, Who hast enabled Thy 
Saints not only to believe in 
Thy Son, but also to suffer 
for His sake; extend Thy 



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Divine aid also to our weak- ! 
ness, that as they breathed j 
out their happy souls for the j 
hope of Thine everlasting 
mercy, we may at least attain 
it by a sincere confession of 
Thee ; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 

All else as usual at Prime. 



NONE. 

Antiphon. He that over- 
corn eth, the same shall be 
clothed in white raiment. 

Ps. cxiii. Laudate.pueri.p. 23. 

Ps. cxii. Beatus vir. 

1 Blessed is the man that 
feareth the Lord : he hath 
great delight in His command- 
ments. 

2 His seed shall be mighty 
upon earth : the generation of 
the faithful shall be blessed. 

3 Riches and plenteousness 
shall be in his house : and his 
righteousness endureth for 
ever. 

4 Unto the godly there 
ariseth up light in the dark- j 
ness : he is merciful, loving, j 
and righteous. 

5 A good man is merciful, ! 
and lendeth : and will guide 
his words with discretion. 

6 For he shall never be 
moved : and the righteous 
shall be had in everlasting 
remembrance. 

7 He will not be afraid of 



any evil tidings : for his heart 
standeth fast, and believeth 
in the Lord. 

8 His heart is stablished. 
and will not shrink : until 
he see his desire upon his 
enemies. 

9 He hath dispersed abroad, 
and given to the poor : and his 
righteousness remaineth for 
ever ; his horn shall be ex- 
alted with honour. 

10 The ungodly shall see 
it, and it shall grieve him : he 
shall gnash with his teeth, 
and consume away ; the desire 
of the ungodly shall perish. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Ps. cxxxii. Ecce. quam bo- 
num! p. 27. 

Antiphon. He that over- 
cometh, the same shall be 
clothed in white raiment : 
and I will confess his name 
before My Father, and before 
His angels. 

The Chapter, Eph. ii. 19. 

Now therefore ye are no 
more strangers and foreigners, 
but fellow-citizens with the 
Saints, and of the household 
of God; and are built upon 
the foundation of the Apostles 
and Prophets, Jesus Christ 
Himself being the Chief Cor- 
ner-Stone. 

K. Thanks be to God. 

All else as usual at None. Col- 
lect as on the Eve, at Com- 
pline. 



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COMPLINE. 

Antiphon. Blessed are the 
dead which die in the Lord : 

Ps. cxxi. Levavi oculos,p. 31. 

Ps. cxlviii. Laudate Domi- 
num, p. 32. 

Ps. cxxxiv. Ecce nunc, p. 35. 

Antiphon. Blessed are the 
dead which die in the Lord : 
even so saith the Spirit, for 
they rest from their labours. 

The Chapter, Bev. vi. 9. 

I saw under the Altar the 
souls of them that were slain 
for the Word of God, and for 
the testimony which they 
held. And they cried with a 
loud voice, saying : How long, 
Lord, Holy and True, dost 
Thou not judge and avenge 
our blood on them that dwell 
on the earth? And white 
robes were given unto every 
one of them; and it was 
said unto them, that they 
should rest yet for a little 
season. 

R. Thanks be to God. 



All else as usual at Compline, 
with following Collects : 

Collects. 
Almighty God, with Whom 
do live the Spirits of those 
who depart hence in the Lord, 
and with Whom the souls of 
the faithful, after they are 
delivered from the burden of 
the flesh, are in joy and 
felicity ; we give Thee hearty 
thanks for the good examples 
of all those Thy servants, 
who, having finished their 
course in faith, do now rest 
from their labours. And we 
beseech Thee that we, with 
all those who are departed 
in the true faith of Thy Holy 
Name, may have our perfect 
consummation and bliss, both 
in body and soul, in Thy 
eternal and everlasting glory ; 
through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

God, Who art both the 
Restorer and the Ruler of 
mankind; grant, we beseech 
Thee, that Thy Church may 
ever be increased by a new 
offspring, and grow up by the 
devotion of all the faithful; 
through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 



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5. gtnbrefc 

PRIME. 

The Chapter, S. John i. 40. 

One of the two which heard 
John speak, and followed Him, 
was Andrew, Simon Peter's 
brother. He first findeth his 
own brother Simon, and saith 
unto him, We have found the 
Messias, which is, being in- 
terpreted, the Christ. 

R. Thanks be to God. 

All else as in the Common of 
Saints. 



§>. Stomas. 

PRIME. 

The Chapter, S. John xi. 16. 

Then said Thomas, w^hich 
is called Didymus, unto his 
fellow-disciples, Let us also 
go, that we may die with Him. 

R. Thanks be to God. 

All else as in the Common of 
Saints. 



&jje €cmfrcrsx0tt of £h&L 

PRIME. 

Substitute for fourth Versicle 
in the Common of Saints. 
V. We magnify Thy Holy 

Name for the example of him 



whose wonderful Conversion 
we celebrate. 

The Chapter, Acts ix. 11. 

The Lord said to Ananias, 
Arise, and go into the street 
which is called Straight, and 
inquire in the house of Judas 
for one called Saul, of Tarsus : 
for, behold, he prayeth, and 
hath seen in a vision a man 
named Ananias coming in, 
and putting his hand on him, 
that he might receive his 
sight. Then Ananais an- 
swered, Lord, I have heard by 
many of this man, how much 
evil he hath done to Thy 
saints at J erusalem : and here 
he hath authority from the 
chief priests to bind all that 
call on Thy Name. But the 
Lord said unto him, Go thy 
way : for he is a chosen ves- 
sel unto Me, to bear My 
Name before the Gentiles, 
and Kings, and the children 
of Israel. 

R. Thanks be to God. 

All else as in the Common of 
Saints. 



NONE. 

Antiphon. He which per- 
secuted us in times past : now 



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preacheth the Faith, which 
once he destroyed. 

The Chapter, Gal. i. 11. 

I certify you, brethren, that 
the Gospel which was preach- 
ed of me is not after man. 
For I neither received it of 
man, neither was I taught it, 
but by the revelation of Jesus 
Christ. 

E. Thanks be to God. 

All else as in the Common of 
Saints, 



COMPLINE. 

Antiphon. God, wonder- 
ful art Thou in Thy Saints : 
and glorious is Thy majesty. 

The Chapter, Gal. i. 15. 

When it pleased God, 
Who separated me from my 
mother's womb, and called 
me by His grace, to reveal 
His Son in me, that I might 
preach Him among the hea- 
then ; I conferred not with 
flesh and blood. 

E. Thanks be to God. 

All else as in the Common of 
Saints. 

The Presentation of Christ in 
the Temple, commonly called 

H\t Ijttrificaixon: of Saint Parg 
% Virgin. 

OK THE EVE, AT COMPLINE. 

Antiphon. The Lord, Whom 
ye seek : shall suddenly come 
to His temple. 



Ths Chapter, Hag. ii. 7. 

I will shake all nations, and 
the Desire of all nations shall 
come : and I will fill this 
house with glory, saith the 
Lord of Hosts. 

E. Alleluia. 

Collects. 
Prayer-Book Collect for the 

Day, and the following : 

Christ our God Incarnate, 
Whose Virgin Mother was 
blessed in bearing Thee, but 
still more blessed in keeping 
Thy word ; grant us, who 
honour the exaltation of her 
lowliness, to follow the ex- 
ample of her devotion to Thy 
Will, Who livest and reignest, 
with the Father and the Holy 
Ghost, One God, world with- 
out end. Amen. 



PRIME. 

Antiphon. The Glory of 
the Lord came into the house : 
and the Glory of the Lord 
filled the house. 

The Chapter, S. Luke ii. 22. 

When the days of her puri- 
fication according to the law 
of Moses were accomplished, 
they brought Him to J erusa- 
lem, to present Him to the 
Lord. 
E. Alleluia. 

Collect. 

Christ our God Incarnate, 
Whose Virgin Mother was 
blessed in bearing Thee, but 



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130 THE SERVICE PROPER OF HOLYDAYS. 



still more blessed in keeping 
Thy word; grant us, who 
honour the exaltation of her 
lowliness, to follow the ex- 
ample of her devotion to Thy 
Will; Who livestandreignest, 
with the Father and the Holy 
Ghost, One God, world with- 
out end. Amen. 

All else as usual at Prime. 



NONE. 

Antiphon. The Lord is 
with you, while ye be with 
Him : and if ye seek Him, He 
will be found of you. 

The Chapter, S. John xiv. 22. 

Judas saith unto Him, not 
Iscariot, Lord, how is it that 
Thou wilt manifest Thyself 
unto us, and not unto the 
world ? Jesus answered and 
said unto him, If a man love 
Me, he will keep My words : 
and My Father will We him, 
and we will come unto him, 
and make our abode with him. 

E. Alleluia. 

Collect as at Prime. 
All else as usual at None. 



COMPLINE. 

Antiphon. The Lord, Whom 
ye seek : shall suddenly come 
to His temple. 

The Chapter, S. Luke ii. 34. 

And Simeon blessed them, 
and said unto Mary His 



Mother, Behold, this Child is 
set for the fall and rising 
again of many in Israel ; and 
for a sign which shall be 
spoken against ; (yea, a sword 
shall pierce through thy own 
soul also ;) that the thoughts 
of many hearts may be re- 
vealed. 

E. Alleluia. 

Collect as at Prime. 

All else as usual at Compline. 



». PHttfebw. 

PRIME. 

The Chapter, Acts i. 26. 

They gave forth their lots ; 
and the lot fell upon Matthias ; 
and he was numbered with 
the eleven Apostles. 

E. Alleluia. 

All else as in the Common of 
Saints. 



$\it Qnmntmtxoix of % ^Imtb 
©irgm Parg. 

ON THE EVE, AT COMPLINE. 

Antiphon. The Angel came 
in unto her and said, Hail, 
thou that art highly favoured : 
the Lord is with Thee ; blessed 
art thou among women. 

The Chapter, Isa. lvii. 15. 

Thus saith the High and 
Holy One, that inhabiteth 
Eternity, Whose Name is 
Holy; I dwell in the high 
and holy place, with him also 



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131 



that is of a contrite and hum- 
ble spirit, to revive the spirit 
of the humble, and to revive 
the heart of the contrite 
ones. 

R. Alleluia. 

Collects. 
Prayer-Book Collect for the 
Day, followed by Christ 
our God Incarnate,^?. 129. 

All else as usual at Compline. 



PRIME. 

Antiphon. Behold, a Virgin 
shall conceive and bear a Son : 
and shall call His Name Im- 
manuel. 

The Chapter, S. Luke i. 30. 

The Angel said unto her, 
Fear not, Mary : for thou 
hast found favour with God. 
And behold, thou shalt con- 
ceive in thy womb, and bring 
forth a Son, and shalt call 
His Name JESUS. He shall 
be great, and shall be called 
the Son of the Highest : and 
the Lord God shall give unto 
Him the throne of His father 
David; and He shall reign 
over the house of Jacob for 
ever; and of His Kingdom 
there shall be no end. 

R. Alleluia. 

Collect. 

Christ our God Incarnate, 
p. 129. 

All else as usual at Prime. 



NONE. 

Antiphon, The Holy Ghost 
shall come upon thee : and the 
power of the Highest shall 
overshadow thee ; therefore 
also That Holy Thing Which 
shall be born of thee shall be 
called the Son of God. 

The Chapter, Gen. iii. 14. 

The Lord God said unto 
the serpent, I will put enmity 
between thee and the woman, 
and between thy seed and her 
Seed : It shall bruise thy 
head, and thou shalt bruise 
His heel. 

E. Alleluia. 

Collect. 

Christ our God Incarnate, 
p. 129. 

All else as usual at None. 



COMPLINE. 

Antiphon. And Mary said, 
Behold the handmaid of the 
Lord : be it unto me accord- 
ing to thy word. 

The Chapter, Is. lvii. 15. 

Thus saith the High and 
Lofty One, that inhabiteth 
Eternity, Whose Name is 
Holy ; I dwell in the high and 
holy place, with him also that 
is of a contrite and humble 
spirit, to revive the spirit of 
the humble, and to revive the 
heart of the contrite ones. 

R. Alleluia. 



132 THE SERVICE PROPER OF HOLYDAYS. 



Collect. 

Christ our God Incarnate, 
p. 129. 

All else as usual at Compline. 
S. Park. 

PRIME. 

The Chapter, Eph. iv. 11. 

And He gave some, Apostles ; 
and some, Prophets ; and some, 
Evangelists ; and some, Pastors 
and Teachers ; for the per- 
fecting of the saints, for the 
work of the ministry, for the 
edifying of the Body of Christ. 

K. Thanks be to God. 

PRIME. 

The Chapter, Wis. v. 1. 

Then shall the righteous 
stand in great boldness before 
the face of such as have 
afflicted them, and made no 
account of their labours. 

B. Thanks be to God. 



garnabas. 

PRIME. 

The Chapter, Wis. v. 3. 

And they, repenting and 
groaning for anguish of spirit, 
shall say within themselves, 
This is he whom we had 
sometimes in derision, and a 
proverb of reproach. We fools 
accounted his life madness, 
and his end to be without 



honour. How is he num- 
bered among the children of 
God, and his lot is among the 
Saints ! 

B. Thanks be to God. 



S. lofcn gaptbi. 

PRIME. 

Antiphon, Among those 
that are born of women there 
is not a greater prophet : than 
John the Baptist. 

The Chapter, S. Luke i. 13. 
The Angel said unto him, 
Pear not, Zacharias, for thy 
prayer is heard : and thy wife 
Elizabeth shall bear thee a 
son, and thou shalt call his 
name John. And thou shalt 
have joy and gladness ; and 
many shall rejoice at his 
birth. 

B. Thanks be to God. 

All else as in the Common of 
Saints. 



XONE. 

Antiphon. He must in- 
crease : but I must decrease. 

The Chapter, S. John iii. 29. 

He that hath the bride is 
the bridegroom : but the 
friend of the bridegroom, 
which standeth and heareth 
him, rejoiceth greatly because 
of the bridegroom's voice : 
this my joy therefore is ful- 
filled. 

B, Thanks be to God. 



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133 



All else as in the Common of 
Saints. 



COMPLINE. 

Antiphon. He shall be 
great in the sight of the Lord : 
and shall be filled with the 
Holy Ghost, even from his 
mother's womb. 

The Chapter, S. Luke vii. 27. 

This is he of whom it is 
written, Behold, I send My 
messenger before Thy face, 
which shall prepare Thy way 
before Thee. 

E. Thanks be to God. 
All else as in the Common of 
Saints. 



PRIME. 

The Chapter, S. Matt. xvi. 15. 

Jesus saith unto them, But 
whom say ye that I am ? And 
Simon Peter answered and 
said, Thou art the Christ, the 
Son of the Living God. And 
Jesus answered and said unto 
him, Blessed art thou, Simon 
Bar-jona, for flesh and blood 
hath not revealed it unto 
thee, but My Father Which 
is in Heaven. 

E. Thanks be to God. 



PRIME. 

The Chapter, Acts xii. 1. 
Now about that time Herod 
the king stretched forth his 



hands to vex certain of the 
Church. And he killed James 
the brother of J ohn with the 
sword. 

R. Eight dear in the sight 
of the Lord is the death of 
His Saints. 



(transfiguration of Christ. 

OX THE EVE, AT COMPLINE. 

Antiphon. Lord my God, 
Thou art become exceeding 
glorious : Thou art clothed 
with majesty and honour. 

The Chapter, Phil. iii. 20. 

We look for the Saviour, 
the Lord Jesus Christ : Who 
shall change our vile body, 
that it may be fashioned like 
unto His glorious body, ac- 
cording to the working where- 
by He is able even to subdue 
all things unto Himself. 

E. Alleluia. 

Collect. 

God, Who on the Mount 
didst reveal to chosen wit- 
nesses Thine Only-Begotten 
Son wonderfully transfigured, 
in raiment white and glister- 
ing ; mercifully grant that we, 
being delivered from the dis- 
quietude of this world, may be 
permitted to behold the King 
in His beauty, Who, with 
Thee, Father, and Thee, 
Holy Ghost, liveth and reign- 
eth One God, world without 
end. Amen. 



134 THE SERVICE PROPER OF HOLYDAYS. 



PRIME. 

Antiphon. Lord my God, 
Thou art become exceeding 
glorious : Thou art clothed 
with majesty and honour. 

The Chapter, S. Matt. xvii. 1. 

Jesus taketh Peter, James, 
and John his brother, and 
bringeth them up into an high 
mountain apart, and was 
transfigured before them : and 
His face did shine as the sun, 
and His raiment was white as 
the light. 

E. Alleluia. 

Collect. 

God, Who didst on this 
day transfigure Thy Only- 
Begotten Son in the sight of 
the Fathers of the Old and 
New Covenant ; grant us, we 
beseech Thee, so to please 
Thee, that we may hereafter 
obtain the sight of His glory 
in Whom Thou wert well 
pleased; through the same 
our Lord Jesus Christ, Who 
liveth and reigneth with Thee 
and the Holy Ghost, ever 
One God, world without end. 
Amen. 



NONE. 

Antiphon. Behold, there 
talked with Him two men : 
which were Moses and Elias. 

The Chapter, Acts x. 43. 

To Him give all the Proph- 
ets witness, that through His 
Name whosoever believeth in 



Him shall receive remission 
of sins. 

R. Alleluia. 

Collect as at Prime. 



COMPLINE. 

Antiphon. When I awake 
up after Thy likeness : I shall 
be satisfied with it. 

The Chapter as on the Eve, 
p. 133. Collect as at Prime. 



Si. $ar%Iomefo. 

The Chapter at Prime as for 
S. Bar?iabas,p. 132. Every- 
thing else as in the Common 
of Saints. 



PRIME. 

The Chapter, S. Matt. ix. 9. 

As J esus passed forth from 
thence, He saw a man, named 
Matthew, sitting at the re- 
ceipt of custom : and He said 
unto him, Follow Me. And 
he arose and followed Him. 

R, Thanks be to God. 



% Picfcsel anb all gwgcls. 

ON THE EVE, AT COMPLINE. 

Antiphon. Praise the 
Lord, ye Angels of His : ye 
that excel in strength. 

The Chapter, Rev. xii. 7. 

There was war in Heaven : 
Michael and his Angels fought 
against the dragon; and the 



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135 



dragon fought and his angels, 
and prevailed not; neither 
was their place found any- 
more in Heaven. 

E. Thanks be to God. 

Prayer-Book Collect for the 
Day. 



FRIME. 

Antiphon. ye Angels of 
the Lord, bless ye the Lord : 

Ps. Ixiii. Deus, Deus metis, 
p. 4. 

Ps. iii. Domine, quid multi- 
plicati, p. 4. 

Ps. lxviii. Exurgat Deus. 

1 Let God arise, and let His 
enemies be scattered : let 
them also that hate Him flee 
before Him. 

2 Like as the smoke van- 
isheth, so shalt Thou drive 
them away : and like as wax 
melteth at the fire, so let the 
ungodly perish at the Presence 
of God. 

3 But let the righteous be 
glad, and rejoice before God : 
let them also be merry and 
joyful. 

4 sing unto God, and 
sing praises unto His Name : 
magnify Him that rideth upon 
the heavens, as it were upon 
an horse ; praise Him in His 
Name J AH, and rejoice before 
Him. 

5 He is a Father of the 
fatherless, and defendeth the 



cause of the widows : even 
God in His holy habitation. 

6 He is the God that maketh 
men to be of one mind in an 
house, and bringeth the prison- 
ers out of captivity : but let- 
teth the runagates continue 
in scarceness. 

7 God, when Thou went- 
est forth before the people : 
when Thou wentest through 
the wilderness, 

8 The earth shook, and the 
heavens dropped at the Pres- 
ence of God : even as Sinai 
also was moved at the Pres- 
ence of God, Who is the God 
of Israel. 

9 The chariots of God 
are twenty thousand, even 
thousands of Angels : and the 
Lord is among them as in the 
holy place of Sinai. 

10 Sing unto God, ye 
kingdoms of the earth : 
sing praises unto the Lord ; 

11 Who sitteth in the 
heavens over all, from the 
beginning : lo, He doth send 
out His voice ; yea, and that 
a mighty voice. 

12 Ascribe ye the power to 
God over Israel : His worship 
and strength is in the clouds. 

13 God, wonderful art 
Thou in Thy holy places : 
even the God of Israel, He 
will give strength and power 
unto His people. Blessed be 
God. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 
Ps. cxix. 33. Legempone,p. 15. 



136 



THE SERVICES PROPER OE HOLYDAYS. 



Antiphon. Ye Angels of 
the Lord, bless ye the Lord : 
praise Him and magnify Him 
for ever. 

The Chapter, Isa. vi. 1. 

I saw the Lord sitting upon 
a throne, high and lifted up, 
and His train filled the tem- 
ple. Above it stood the 
Seraphim. Each one had six 
wings ; with twain he covered 
his face, and with twain he 
covered his feet, and with 
twain he did fly. And one 
cried unto another, and said, 
Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord 
of Hosts : the whole earth is 
full of His glory. 

E. Thanks be to God. 

Collect. 

God, Who hast brought 
us near to an innumerable 
company of Angels ; grant us 
during our pilgrimage to abide 
in their fellowship, and in our 
Country to become partakers 
of their joy; through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 



NONE. 

Antiphon. The Angel of 
the Lord encampeth round 
about them that fear Him : 

Ps. cxiii. Laudate, pueri, 
p. 23. 

Ps. civ. Benedic, anima mea. 

1 Praise the Lord, my 
soul : Lord my God, Thou 
art become exceeding glorious ; 



Thou art clothed with majesty 
and honour. 

2 Thou deckest Thyself 
with light as it were with a 
garment : and spreadest out 
the heavens like a curtain. 

3 Who layeth the beams of 
His chambers in the waters : 
and maketh the clouds His 
chariot, and walketh upon the 
wings of the wind. 

4 He maketh His Angels 
spirits : and His ministers a 
flaming fire. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Ps. cxxxiii. Ecce, quam bo- 
num! p. 27. 

Antiphon. The Angel of 
the Lord encampeth round 
about them that fear Him : 
and delivereth them. 

The Chapter, S. Luke xv. 3. 

He spake this parable unto 
them, saying, What man of 
you, having an hundred sheep, 
if he lose one of them, doth 
not leave the ninety and nine 
in the wilderness, and go 
after that which is lost, until 
he find it ? And when he 
hath found it, he layeth it on 
his shoulders, rejoicing. And 
when he cometh home, he 
calleth together his friends 
and his neighbours, saying 
unto them, Rejoice with me ; 
for I have found my sheep 
which was lost. Likewise, I 
say unto you, there is joy in 
the presence of the Angels of 



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137 



God over one sinner that re- 
penteth. 

E. Thanks be to God. 

Collect. 

God, Who hast brought 
us near to an innumerable 
company of Angels ; grant us 
during our pilgrimage to abide 
in their fellowship, and in our 
Country to become partakers 
of their joy; through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 



COMPLINE. 

Antiphon. With Cherubim 
and Seraphim, and with all 
the Angelic Orders : 

Ps. cxxi. Levavi oculos, p. 31. 

Ps. cxlviii. Landate Dom- 
inum, p. 32. 

Ps. cxxxiv. Ecce nunc, p. 35. 

Antiphon. With Cherubim 
and Seraphim, and with all 
the Angelic Orders : we sing 
the thrice-holy hymn to the 
Everlasting Trinity, saying : 
Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God 
Almighty, Which was, and is, 
and is to come. 

The Chapter, Eev. xxii. 8. 

And I fell down to worship 
before the feet of the Angel 
which shewed me these things. 
Then saith he unto me, See 
thou do it not : for I am thy 
fellow servant, and of thy 
brethren the prophets, and of 
them which keep the sayings 
of this book. Worship God. 



E. With Angels and Arch- 
angels, and with all the com- 
pany of Heaven, we laud and 
magnify Thy glorious Name. 

Collect. 

God, Who of Thine un- 
speakable Providence vouch- 
saf est to send Thy holy Angels 
to have a charge over us ; 
grant that we, Thy humble 
servants, may both be ever- 
more defended by their pro- 
tection here, and also rejoice 
in their eternal companion- 
ship hereafter ; through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 



The Chapter at Prime as for 
S. Mark, p. 132. All else as 
in the Common of Saints. 

B* Simon anb lube. 

The Chapter at Prime as for 
S. Philip and S. James, 
p. 132. All else as in the 
Common of Saints. 



gjl Saints. 

PRIME. 

V. God, make speed to 
save us. 

E. Lord, make haste to 
help us. 

V. Glory be to the Father, 
&c. 

E. As it was, &c. 

V. Great and marvellous 
are Thy works, Lord God 
Almighty. 



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THE SERVICE PROPER OF HOLYDAYS. 



E. Just and true are Thy 
ways, Thou King of Saints. 

V. We praise and magnify 
Thy Holy Name for the noble 
army of Apostles, Evangelists, 
Martyrs, Confessors, Matrons, 
Virgins, and all Saints, whose 
holy lives and blessed deaths 
we celebrate. 

E. We praise Thee ever- 
more in the commemoration 
of the Just. 

V. Who finished their 
course in faith. 

E. And do now rest from 
their labours. 

Hymn. 

Antiphon, Thou hast re- 
deemed us to God by Thy 
Blood: 

Ps. Ixiii. Deus, Deus mens, 
p. 4. 

Ps. iii. Domine, quid multi- 
plicati, p. 4. 

Ps. cxii. Beatus vir. 

1 Blessed is the man that 
feareth the Lord : he hath 
great delight in His command- 
ments. 

2 His seed shall be mighty 
upon earth : the generation 
of the faithful shall be blessed. 

3 Eiches and plenteousness 
shall be in his house : and his 
righteousness endureth for 
ever. 

4 Unto the godly there 
ariseth up light in the dark- 



ness : he is merciful, loving, 
and righteous. 

5 A good man is merciful, 
and lendeth : and will guide 
his words with discretion. 

6 For he shall never be 
moved : and the righteous 
shall be had in everlasting 
remembrance. 

7 He will not be afraid of 
any evil tidings : for his 
heart standeth fast, and be- 
lieveth in the Lord. 

8 His heart is stablished, 
and will not shrink : until 
he see his desire upon his 
enemies. 

9 He hath dispersed abroad, 
and given to the poor : and 
his righteousness remaineth 
for ever; his horn shall be 
exalted with honour. 

10 The ungodly shall see 
it, and it shall grieve him : 
he shall gnash with his teeth, 
and consume away ; the desire 
of the ungodly shall perish. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Ps. cxvi. 10. Credidi. 

1 I believed, and therefore 
will I speak ; but I was sore 
troubled : I said in my haste, 
All men are liars. 

2 What reward shall I give 
unto the Lord : for all the 
benefits that He hath done 
unto me ? 

3 I will receive the Cup of 
Salvation : and call upon the 
Name of the Lord. 

4 I will pay my vows now 
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139 



people : right dear in the 
sight of the Lord is the death 
of His Saints. 

14 Behold, Lord, how 
that I am Thy servant : I am 
Thy servant, and the son of 
Thine handmaid; Thou hast 
broken my bonds in sunder. 

15 I will offer to Thee the 
sacrifice of thanksgiving : and 
will call upon the Name of 
the Lord. 

16 I will pay my vows un- 
to the Lord in the sight of all 
His people : in the courts of 
the Lord's house ; even in the 
midst of thee, Jerusalem. 
Praise the Lord. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Ps. cxix. v. 33, Legem pone, 
p. 15. 

Antiphon. Thou hast re- 
deemed us to God by Thy 
Blood : out of every kindred, 
and tongue, and people, and 
nation. 

The Chapter, Eev. xiv. 1. 

I looked, and lo, a Lamb 
stood on the Mount Sion, and 
with Him an hundred forty 
and four thousand, having 
His Father's Name written in 
their foreheads. 

K. Thanks be to God. 

Collects. 
God, Who hast enkindled 
in the bosoms of all Thy 
Saints so great an ardour of 
faith, that they despised tribu- 
lation and adversity while 



hastening with all spiritual 
earnestness to Thee, the 
Author of Life ; hear our 
prayers, and grant that the 
hateful sweetness of sin may 
wax faint in us, and that we 
may glow with ardent love for 
Thee ; through Thy mercy, 
Who livest and reignest, One 
God, world without end. 
Amen. 

God, with Whom do live, 
&c, p. 127. 



NONE. 

Antiphon. God shall wipe 
away all tears from their 
eyes : 

Ps. cxiii. Laudate, pueri, p 23. 

Ps. cxlvi. Lauda, anima mea. 

1 Praise the Lord, my 
soul : while I live will I 
praise the Lord ; yea, as long 
as I have any being, I will 
sing praises unto my God. 

2 put not your trust in 
princes, nor in any child of 
man : for there is no help in 
them. 

3 For when the breath of 
man goeth forth, he shall 
turn again to his earth : and 
then all his thoughts perish. 

4 Blessed is he that hath 
the God of Jacob for his help : 
and whose hope is in the Lord 
his God : 

5 Who hath made heaven 
and earth, the sea, and all 
that therein is : Who keepeth 
his promise for ever ; 



140 THE SERVICE PROPER OF HOLIDAYS. 



6 Who helpeth theni to 
right that suffer wrong : "Who 
feedeth the hungry. 

7 The Lord looseth men 
out of prison : the Lord giveth 
sight to the blind. 

8 The Lord helpeth them 
that are fallen : the Lord 
careth for the righteous. 

9 The Lord careth for the 
strangers ; He defendeth the 
fatherless and widow : as for 
the way of the ungodly, He 
turneth it upside down. 

10 The Lord thy God, 
Sion, shall be King for ever- 
more : and throughout all 
generations. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Ps. cxxxiii. Ecce, quam bo- 
num! p. 27. 

Antiphon. God shall wipe 
away all tears from their eyes : 
and there shall be no more 
death, neither sorrow, nor 
crying ; neither shall there be 
any more pain : for the former 
things are passed away. 

The Chapter, Heb. xii. 22. 

Ye are come unto Mount 
Sion, and unto the City of the 
Living God, the Heavenly 
J erusalem, and to an innumer- 
able company of Angels, to 
the general assembly and 
Church of the firstborn, which 
are written in Heaven, and to 
God the J udge of all, and to 
the spirits of just men made 
perfect. 

R. Thanks be to God. 



Collects. 
Almighty and Everlasting 
God, Who dost enkindle the 
flame of Thy love in the hearts 
of the saints ; grant to our 
minds the same faith and 
power of love ; that as we re- 
joice in their triumphs, we 
may profit by their examples ; 
through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

Almighty and Eternal God, 
unto Whose everlasting bles- 
sedness we ascend, not by the 
frailty of the flesh but by the 
activity of the soul ; make us 
ever by Thine inspiration to 
seek after the courts of the 
Heavenly City, and by Thy 
mercy confidently to enter in- 
to them ; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 

COMPLINE. 

Antiphon. Blessed are the 
dead which die in the Lord : 

Ps. cxxi. Levavi oculos,p. 31. 

Ps. cxlvii. Laudate Dominum. 

1 Praise the Lord, for it 
is a good thing to sing praises 
unto our God : yea, a joyful 
and pleasant thing it is to be 
thankful. 

2 The Lord doth build up 
Jerusalem : and gather to- 
gether the outcasts of Israel. 

3 He healeth those that are 
broken in heart : and giveth 
medicine to heal their sick- 
ness. 

4 He telleth the number of 



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the stars : and calleth them 
all by their names. 

5 Great is our Lord, and 
great is His power : yea, and 
His wisdom is infinite. 

6 The Lord setteth up the 
meek : and bringeth the un- 
godly down to the ground. 

7 sing unto the Lord 
with thanksgiving : sing 
praises upon the harp unto 
our God. 

8 Who eovereth the heaven 
with clouds, and prepareth 
rain for the earth : and maketh 
grass to grow upon the moun- 
tains, and herb for the use of 
men ; 

9 Who giveth fodder unto 
the cattle : and feedeth the 
young ravens that call upon 
Him. 

10 He hath no pleasure in 
the strength of an horse : 
neither delighteth He in any 
man's legs. 

11 But the Lord's delight 
is in them that fear Him : and 
put their trust in His mercy. 

12 Praise the Lord, Jer- 
usalem : praise thy God, 
Sion. 

13 For He hath made fast 
the bars of thy gates : and 
hath blessed thy children 
within thee. 

14 He maketh peace in thy 
borders : and filleth thee with 
the flour of wheat. 

15 He sendeth forth His 
commandment upon earth : 
and His word runneth very 
swiftly. 



16 He giveth snow like 
wool : and scattereth the hoar- 
frost like ashes. 

17 He casteth forth His ice 
like morsels : who is able to 
abide His frost ? 

18 He sendeth out His 
word, and melteth them : He 
bloweth with His wind, and 
the waters flow. 

19 He showeth His word 
unto Jacob : His statutes and 
ordinances unto Israel. 

20 He hath not dealt so 
with any nation : neither have 
the heathen knowledge of His 
laws. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Ps. cxxxiv. Ecce nunc, p. 35. 

Antiphon. Blessed are the 
dead which die in the Lord : 
even so saith the Spirit ; for 
they rest from their labours. 

The Chapter, Mai. iii. 16. 

Then they that feared the 
Lord spake often one to 
another ; and the Lord heark- 
ened, and heard it, and a book 
of remembrance was written 
before Him for them that 
feared the Lord, and that 
thought upon His Name. And 
they shall be Mine, saith the 
Lord of Hosts, in that day 
when I make up My jewels. 

K. Thanks be to God. 

Collect 

God, with Whom do live, 
p. 127. 



EMBER 



DAYS. 



PRIME. 

Antiphon. How beautiful 
upon the mountains are the 
feet of him that bringeth 
good tidings : that publisheth 
peace ; that bringeth good tid- 
ings of good, that publisheth 
salvation. 

The Chapter, Eph. iv. 7. 

Unto every one of us is 
given grace according to the 
measure of the gift of Christ. 
Wherefore he saith, When 
He ascended up on high, He 
led captivity captive, and gave 
gifts unto men. And He gave 
some, apostles ; and some, 
prophets ; and some, evange- 
lists ; and some, pastors and 
teachers; for the perfecting 
of the saints, for the work of 
the ministry, for the edifying 
of the Body of Christ. 

E. Thanks be to. God. 



NONE. 

Antiphon. Pray ye there- 
fore the Lord of the harvest : 
that He would send forth 
labourers into His harvest. 

The Chapter, S. John xx. 21. 

Then said Jesus to them 
again, Peace be unto you : as 



My Father hath sent Me, even 
so send I you. And when He 
had said this, He breathed on 
them, and saith unto them, 
Receive ye the Holy Ghost : 
Whosesoever sins ye remit, 
they are remitted unto them ; 
and whosesoever sins ye re- 
tain, they are retained. 
R. Thanks be to God. 



COMPLINE. 

Antiphon. How shall they 
hear without a preacher : How 
shall they preach, except they 
be sent ? 

The Chapter, S. Matt, xxviii. 
18. 

Jesus came and spake unto 
them, saying, All power is 
given unto Me in Heaven and 
in earth. Go ye therefore, 
and teach all nations, baptiz- 
ing them in the Name of the 
Father, and of the Son, and 
of the Holy Ghost : teaching 
them to observe all things 
whatsoever I have commanded 
you : and lo, I am with you 
alway, even unto the end of 
the world. 

R. Thanks be to God. 



OFFICE OF THE HOLY GHOST. 



In the Name of the Father, 
and of the Son, and of the 
Holy Ghost. Amen. 

Hymn. 

The Chapter, Bom. viii. 12. 

Therefore, brethren, we are 
debtors, not to the flesh, to 
live after the flesh. For if ye 
live after the flesh, ye shall 
die : but if ye through the 
Spirit do mortify the deeds of 
the body, ye shall live. For 
as many as are led by the 
Spirit of God, they are the 
sons of God. 

E. Quicken us, God, by 
the indwelling of the Holy 
Ghost. 

V. Lord, turn Thy face 
from my sins. 

E. And put out all my mis- 
deeds. 

V. Make me a clean heart, 
God. 

E. And renew a right spirit 
within me. 

V. Cast me not away from 
Thy Presence. 

E. And take not Thy Holy 
Spirit from me. 

V. give me the comfort 
of Thy help again. 



E. And stablish me with 

Thy free Spirit. 

V. Lord, hear our prayer, 
E. And let our cry come 

unto Thee. 

Let us pray. 
Lord, have mercy upon us. 
Christ, have mercy upon us. 
Lord, have mercy upon us. 

Most Holy Spirit, the 
Paraclete, Comforter of the 
sorrowful, Light of the heart, 
and Sanctifier of the soul; 
look upon us, we pray Thee, 
prostrate in Thy Presence, 
adoring and worshipping 
Thee. We would bless Thee, 
and praise Thee, and -glorify 
Thee, with the Seraphim 
before the throne. For Thou 
art God, equal with the Father 
and the Son ; to Whom, with 
Thee, belong all might, ma- 
jesty, dominion and power, 
world without end. Amen. 

Pardon, Holy Spirit, we 
beseech Thee, our ingratitude 
to Thee, our deafness to Thy 
holy inspirations, and our 
many sins against Thee. Of 
Thy great mercy, forgive. 
Teach us henceforth to do the 
thing that pleaseth Thee, for 



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OFFICE OF THE HOLY GHOST. 



Thou art our God. Make us 
to love Thee above all things 
with our whole heart, for 
Thou art Infinite Goodness, 
and worthy of all love. Amen . 

Corne unto us, Holy 
Ghost, in mercy ; make us fit 
to receive Thee, and despise 
not our infirmities. Come. 
Thou kindest Comforter of 
mourning souls, Thou mighty 
Defence in distress, and ready 
Help in time of need. Come, 
Thou Purger of all sin, Thou 
Healer of all spiritual wounds 
and diseases. Come, Thou 
Eefreshment of those that 
languish and faint. Thou 
Strength of the feeble, and 
Lifter-up of them that fall. 
Make us to live in the blessed 
consciousness of Thy abiding- 
Presence here on earth, and 
hereafter possess Thee in Thy 
fulness in the Kingdom of 
Heaven; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord, Who liveth and 
reigneth with the Father, in 
the Unity of Thee, Blessed 
Spirit, world without end. 
Amen. 

Then ska!! follow these j^^ti- 
tions for the Gifts of the 
Spirit : 

Almighty and Eternal God, 
Who hast vouchsafed to re- 
generate us by water and the 
Holy Ghost, and to strengthen 
us with the manifold gifts of 
the Spirit ; continue, we be- 
seech Thee, Thy loving-kind- 



| ness towards us, and daily 
| increase in us : 

The Spirit of Wisdom, that 
we may despise the corrupt 
and perishing things of this 
world, and love those which 
are eternal. 
K. Amen. 

The Spirit of Understand- 
ing, to enlighten us, to give 
us the knowledge of true 
religion. 

E. Amen. 

The Spirit of Counsel, to 
make us carefully seek the 
surest means of pleasing Thee 
and obtaining Heaven. 

E. Amen. 

The Spirit of Ghostly 
Strength, that we may cour- 
ageously overcome the ob- 
stacles and temptations which 
oppose our salvation. 

E. Amen. 

The Spirit of Knowledge, 
to teach us Thv ways and 
will. 

E. Amen. 

The Spirit of True Godli- 
ness, to make Thy service 
sweet and pleasant to us. 

E. Amen. 

The Spirit of Holy Pear, to 
fill us with awe. love and 
reverence towards Thee, 
God, which may make us 
dread in any way to displease 
Thee. 

E. Amen. 

Almighty God, renew 
our whole being through the 



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145 



power of the Holy Ghost, so 
that walking in the Spirit we 
may not fulfil the lusts of 
the flesh. Make us always to 
remember that the body is 
the temple of the Holy Ghost. 
May He sanctify it for ever 
as a shrine for His indwelling. 
Amen. 

Or these for the Fruits of the 
Spirit. 

Eternal Father, Who hast 
sent Thy Holy Spirit to abide 
in us, to form us after the 
likeness of Thy dear Son in 
all purity and goodness ; help 
us, we beseech Thee, to bring 
forth in our life those fruits 
of the Spirit which belong 
to Thy true children. 

The fruit of Faith, that we 
may believe and know our 
God to be One and True. 

R. Amen. 

The fruit of Love, that we 
may love Thee above all 
things, and all others in Thee 
and for Thy sake. 

R. Amen. 

The fruit of Joy, that we 
may find Thy service our 
delight. 

R. Amen. 

The fruit of Peace, that par- 
doned and accepted through 
Thy mercy, we may repose in 
Thy love. 

R. Amen. 

The fruit of Long-suffering, 
that we may bear with patient 



submission to Thy Will all 
crosses and afflictions. 
R. Amen. 

The fruit of Gentleness, 
that we may subdue all risings 
of temper, and take calmly 
and sweetly all trials and 
provocations. 

R. Amen. 

The fruit of Meekness, that 
we may forgive freely all who 
may hurt us, either by word 
or deed, and endure with 
patience all that may be laid 
upon us to bear. 

R. Amen. 

The fruit of Temperance, 
that we may restrain all our 
desires, and keep under the 
body, bringing it into sub- 
jection in all things to Thy 
Holy Will. 

R. Amen. 

And grant, Gracious 
Father, that thus striving to 
please Thee here on earth, we 
may be found at the last 
among the number of Thy 
faithful children ; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

The Office shall conclude with 
the following prayers : 

Holy Spirit, Lord and 
Giver of Life, abide with us, 
we pray Thee, for ever. 
Cleanse the thoughts of our 
hearts by Thy holy inspira- 
tions. Strengthen our weak- 
ness, giving us power to over- 
come our besetting sins ; pre- 



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OFFICE OF THE HOLY GHOST. 



serve us in temptation, uphold 
us lest we fall. Grant that, 
strengthened by Thy might, 
we may never grow weary in 
well-doing. Perfect in us, 
we beseech Thee, every good 
and holy gift, produce in us 
every virtue which Thou 
knowest us to need; that, 
preserving in all holiness 
even unto the end, we may 
at the last be found worthy 
to enter into Thy eternal and 



glorious Kingdom, where, in 
the unity of the Father and 
the Son, we shall behold Thee 
for ever in the Beatific vision. 
Amen, 

May the brightness of the 
Spirit illumine our inward 
souls; that He may kindle 
our cold hearts and light up 
our dark minds Who is Him- 
self the Fire of love and 
Light Eternal. Amen. 



OFFICE AND LITANY FOR THE CHURCH. 



In the Name of the Father, 
and of the Son, and of the 
Holy Ghost. Amen. 

Hymn. 

Antiphon. Desire of Me, 
and I shall give thee the 
heathen for thine inheritance : 

Ps. xliv. Dens, auribus. 

1 We have heard with our 
ears, God, our fathers have 
told us : what Thou hast done 
in their time of old ; 

2 How Thou hast driven 
out the heathen with Thy 
hand, and planted them in : 
how Thou hast destroyed the 
nations, and cast them out. 

3 For they gat not the 
land in possession through 
their own sword : neither was 
it their own arm that helped 
them ; 

4 But Thy right hand, and 
Thine arm, and the light of 
Thy countenance : because 
Thou hadst a favour unto 
them. 

5 Thou art my King, 
God : send help unto Jacob. 

6 Through Thee will we 
overthrow our enemies : and 
in Thy Name will we tread 
them under that rise up 
against us. 



7 For I will not trust in 
my bow : it is not my sword 
that shall help me ; 

8 But it is Thou that savest 
us from our enemies : and 
puttest them to confusion 
that hate us. 

9 We make our boast of 
God all day long : and will 
praise Thy Name for ever. 

10 But now Thou art far 
off, and puttest us to confu- 
sion : and goest not forth with 
our armies. 

11 Thou makest us to turn 
our backs upon our enemies : 
so that they which hate us 
spoil our goods. 

12 Thou lettest us be eaten 
up like sheep : and hast scat- 
tered us among the heathen. 

13 Thou sellest Thy people 
for nought : and takest no 
money for them. 

14 Thou makest us to be 
rebuked of our neighbours : 
to be laughed to scorn, and 
had in derision of them that 
are round about us. 

15 Thou makest us to be a 
by-word among the heathen : 
and that the people shake 
their heads at us. 

16 My confusion is daily 
before me : and the shame of 
my face hath covered me ; 



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FOR THE CHURCH. 



17 For the voice of the 
slanderer and blasphemer : 
for the enemy and avenger. 

18 And though all this be 
come upon us, yet do we not 
forget Thee : nor behave our- 
selves frowardly in Thy cove- 
nant. 

19 Our heart is not turned 
back : neither our steps gone 
out of Thy way ; 

20 Xo, not when Thou hast 
smitten us into the place of 
dragons : and covered us with 
the shadow of death. 

21 If we have forgotten the 
Xame of our God, and holden 
up our hands to any strange 
god : shall not God search it 
out ? for He knoweth the very 
secrets of the heart. 

22 For Thy sake also are 
we killed all the day long : 
and are counted as sheep 
appointed to be slain. 

23 Up, Lord, why sleepest 
Thou : awake, and be not 
absent from us for ever. 

24 Wherefore hidest Thou 
Thy face : and forgettest our 
misery and trouble ? 

25 For our soul is brought 
low, even unto the dust : 
our belly cleaveth unto the 
ground. 

26 Arise, and help us : and 
deliver us, for Thy mercy's 
sake. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Antiphon. Desire of Me, 
and I shall give thee the 
heathen for thine inheritance : 



and the utmost parts of the 
earth for thy possession. 

The Chapter, Eph. v. 25. 

Christ also loved the 
Church, and gave Himself for 
it ; that He might sanctify 
and cleanse it with the wash- 
ing of water by the word, 
that He might present it to 
Himself a glorious Church, 
not having spot, or wrinkle, 
or any such thing; but that 
it should be holy and without 
blemish. 

E. Thanks be to God. 

V. Lord, save Thy people. 
E. And bless Thine herit- 
age. 

V. Forsake us not, Lord 
our God. 

E. Awake, and be not ab- 
sent from us for ever. 

V. Show Thy servants the 
light of Thy countenance. 

E. And save us for Thy 
mercy's sake. 

V. Lord, hear our prayer. 

E. And let our cry come 
unto Thee. 

V. The Lord be with you. 

E. And with thy spirit. 
Let us pray. 

God, Eternal Father, 
"Who didst choose the Church 
of Thine elect before the 
foundation of the world : 

E. Have mercy upon us. 

God the Son, Who lovedst 



OFFICE AND LITANY FOR THE CHURCH. 



149 



Thy Church, and gavest Thy- 
self for it : 

E. Have mercy upon us. 

God the Holy Ghost, by 
Whom the whole Body of the 
Church is governed and sancti- 
fied: 

E. Have mercy upon us. 

Holy Trinity, One God : 

E. Have mercy upon us. 

Jesus, Who hast 
built Thy Church on the 
foundation of the Apos- 
tles and Prophets, in the 
glorious confession of 
Thy true Godhead; we 
beseech Thee that as 
Thou hast promised to 
avenge Thine own elect, 
Thou wouldest merci- 
fully hear us when we 
call upon Thee ; 

That Thou wouldest 
quicken the whole Body 
of Thy Church by the 
power of the Holy Ghost, 
leading all unto fuller 
knowledge of the truth, 
and more perfect holiness 
of life ; 

That Thou wouldest 
inspire all the ministers 
of Thy Word and Sacra- 
ments with a true knowl- 
edge and love of Thee 
and of Thy truth, endue 
them with the spirit of 
power and of a sound 
mind, give them more 
abundantly the graces of 
courage and faithfulness, 



an earnest desire of unity ' 
both in faith and disci- 
pline, and a devout zeal 
for the propagation of 
the Gospel ; 

That Thou wouldest 
grant unto all Thy peo- 
ple a right apprehension 
of Christian truth, and 
a brotherly love and 
affection one towards 
another ; 

That Thou wouldest 
take away all hatred and 
prejudice, and whatso- 
ever else doth hinder us 
from godly union and 
concord, and wouldest 
teach us all to love the 
truth and peace ; 

That Thou wouldest 
evermore give unto us 
the spirit of perfect love 
and charity in all our 
strivings for the Faith ; 
that we may so contend 
only through sincere de- 
sire for Thy glory, and 
out of love for the souls 
of men ; 

That Thou wouldest 
send forth labourers into 
Thy harvest ; 

That Thou wouldest 
continually raise up 
mighty teachers in Thy 
Church, that the false 
doctrines of heretics and 
unbelievers may be con- 
futed, and their hearts 
brought back to Thee, to 
the establishment of Thy 



150 OFFICE AND LITANY 



FOR THE CHURCH. 



truth and the salvation 
of their souls ; 

That Thou wouldest 
bring back all separatists 
to the One Communion 
of Thy Holy Church, 
giving unto all Christians 
a right understanding 
and a reverent estimation 
of the grace of the Apos- 
tolic Ministry and of the 
blessed efficacy of Thy 
Sacraments ; 

That Thou wouldest 
preserve Thy Church 
from the power of the 
world, granting her liber- 
ty to fulfil her mission 
to the glory of Thy 
Name ; 

That Thou wouldest 
help her speedily to set 
in order the things that 
are wanting, and, remov- 
ing all hindrances, would- 
est enable her to bring 
all nations to the ac- 
knowledgment and love 
of Thy truth ; 

That Thou wouldest 
so guide and prepare the 
Church in this land by 
the gifts of Thy grace, 
that she may do whatso- 
ever in her lies towards 
her reunion with the rest 
of Thy Holy Church 
throughout the world ; 

That Thou wouldest 
richly bless the divid- 
ed portions of Catholic 
Christendom, removing 



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all obstacles to a perfect 
reunion, that Thy united 
Church may be the more 
strengthened for her 
work of converting the 
world, and serve Thee as 
at the beginning with 
one mind and one heart. 

V. Christ, hear us. 

E. Christ, graciously 
hear us. 

V. Lord, draw near and 
help us. 

E. And save us for Thy 
mercy's sake. 

V. Be Thou our help in 
trouble. 

E. For vain is the help of 
man. 

V. Turn Thee again, 
Lord, at the last. 

E. And be gracious unto 
Thy servants. 

V. Let Thy Priests be 
clothed with righteousness. 

E. And let Thy Saints sing 
with joyfulness. 

V. Arise, God, maintain 
Thine own cause. 

E. Help us, God of our 
salvation, for the glory of 
Thy Name. 

Almighty and Everlasting 
God, Who in Christ hast 
manifested forth Thy glory 
unto all nations; preserve 
that which Thy mercy has 
wrought ; and grant that Thy 
Church, being spread through- 
out the world, may persevere 



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with steadfast faith in the 
confession of Thy Name; 
through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

Lord Jesus, Who hast 
promised that Thou wilt never 
be absent from Thy Church 
unto the end of the world, 
and that the gates of hell 
shall never prevail against 
the Apostolic confession ; 
graciously make Thy strength 
perfect in our weakness, and 
show the efficacy of Thy 
divine promise by deigning to 
be present even in Thy feeble 
ones ; dispensing to each one, 
at all times, things desirable, 
and guarding us by perpetual 
protection from the attack of 
all our enemies. Amen. 

Jesus, our King, to Whom 
is given all power in Heaven 
and earth, give us grace to 



see Thee with the eye of faith, 
as blessed John saw Thee in 
vision, guiding and ruling the 
Churches of Thy Saints ; and 
grant that being comforted, 
in the prophetic revelation of 
the Holy City, the New Jeru- 
salem, with the prospect of the 
promised glories of the Church 
Triumphant, we may look for- 
ward with longing to that 
last great manifestation of 
Thyself, when Thou wilt come 
to deliver Thy Church from 
the malice of her enemies and 
receive her as Thy Bride at 
the marriage supper of the 
Lamb. Amen. 

May the Word, Which en- 
dureth for ever in Heaven, 
abide continually in the Tem- 
ple of His Church ; that the 
Presence of the Inhabitant 
may be an unfailing glory to 
the habitation. Amen. 



PREPARATION FOE 



HOLY COMMUNION. 



In the Name of the Father, 
and of the Son, and of the 
Holy Ghost. Amen. 

Antdphon. I will receive 
the Cup of Salvation : 

Ps. lxxxiv. Quam dilecta ! 

1 how amiable are Thy 
dwellings : Thou Lord of 
Hosts ! 

2 My soul hath a desire 
and longing to enter into the 
courts of the Lord : my heart 
and my flesh rejoice in the 
living God. 

3 Yea, the sparrow hath 
found her an house, and the 
swallow a nest, where she 
may lay her young : even Thy 
Altars, Lord of Hosts, My 
King and my God. 

4 Blessed are they that 
dwell in Thy house : they will 
be alway praising Thee. 

5 Blessed is the man whose 
strength is in Thee : in whose 
heart are Thy ways. 

6 Who going through the 
vale of misery use it for a 
well : and the pools are filled 
with water. 

7 They will go from strength 
to strength : and unto the God 
of gods appeareth every one 
of them in Sion. 

8 Lord God of Hosts, 



hear my prayer : hearken, 
God of Jacob. 

9 Behold, God our De- 
fender : and look upon the 
face of Thine Anointed. 

10 For one day in Thy 
Courts : is better than a 
thousand. 

11 I had rather be a door- 
keeper in the House of my 
God : than to dwell in the 
tents of ungodliness. 

12 For the Lord God is a 
Light and Defence : the Lord 
will give grace and worship; 
and no good thing shall He 
withhold from them that live 
a godly life. 

13 Lord God of Hosts : 
blessed is the man that put- 
teth his trust in Thee. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Antiphon. I will receive 
the Cup of Salvation : and 
call upon the Name of the 
Lord. 

The Chapter, S. John vi. 51. 

Jesus said : I am the Living 
Bread Which came down 
from Heaven : if any man eat 
of this Bread, he shall live 
for ever : and the Bread that 
I will give is My Flesh, 
Which I will give for the life 
of the world. 



PREPARATION FOR HOLY COMMUNION. 



153 



R. Thanks be to God. 

V. Lord, have mercy upon 
me. 

R. Heal my soul, for I have 
sinned against Thee. 

V. Cleanse Thou me from 
my secret faults. 

R. And keep Thy servant 
from presumptuous sins. 

V. Turn Thee again, 
Lord, at the last. 

R. And be gracious unto 
Thy servants. 

V. Lord, hear our prayer. 

R. And let our cry come 
unto Thee. 

V. The Lord be with you. 

R. And with thy spirit. 

Let us pray. 

Lord, have mercy upon us. 
Christ, have mercy upon us. 
Lord, have mercy upon us. 
Our Father, &c. 

Most Gracious God, in- 
cline Thy merciful ear to our 
prayers, and enlighten our 
hearts with the grace of Thy 
Holy Spirit; that we may 
worthily approach Thy Holy 
Mysteries, and love Thee with 
an everlasting love; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Great High Priest, the 
True Priest, Jesus Christ, 
Who didst offer Thyself to 
God the Father, a pure and 
spotless Victim upon the 
Altar of the Cross, for us 



miserable sinners, and didst 
give us Thy Flesh to eat and 
Thy Blood to drink, and didst 
ordain that Mystery in the 
power of the Holy Spirit, say- 
ing: "This do in remem- 
brance of Me;" we pray 
Thee, by the same Thy Blood, 
the great Price of our salva- 
tion ; we pray Thee, by that 
wonderful and unspeakable 
love wherewith Thou deign- 
edst so to love us, miserable 
and unworthy, as to wash us 
from our sins in Thy Blood ; 
teach us, Thy unworthy ser- 
vants, by Thy Holy Spirit, to 
approach so great a Mystery 
with such reverence and 
honour, such devotion and 
fear, as we ought to feel. 
Make us through Thy grace 
always so to believe and firmly 
to hold, to think and to speak 
of that exceeding Mystery, as 
shall please Thee and be good 
for our souls. Amen. 

Most loving God, our 
Creator and our Saviour, we 
grieve from our inmost heart 
that we have ever offended 
Thee, our Lord and our God, 
Whom we ought to love above 
all things, because Thou art 
all good and hast bestowed on 
us countless blessings, while 
we, ungrateful sinners, have 
returned Thee only evil for 
Thy good. Be Thou merciful 
unto our sins, Lord ; enable 
us now firmly to purpose and 
resolve no more to offend 



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HOLY COMMUNION. 



Thee, and to shun all oc- 
casions of sin. Therefore do 
we desire now to receive this 
Sacrament, that we may be 
strengthened in the love of 
Thee, and defended against 
all temptations, that Thou 
mayest abide in us, and we in 
Thee, for ever. Amen. 

Officiant. Lord, I am not 
worthy that Thou shouldest 
come under my roof; but 
speak the word only, and Thy 
servant shall be healed. 

Choir. Lord, I am not 
worthy, &c. 

Lord, we are not worthy 
that Thou shouldest come un- 
to us ; but trusting in Thine 
infinite goodness we draw 
near to Thine Altar. We 
come, sick, to the Physician 
of life ; unclean, to the Foun- 
tain of mercy; blind, to the 
Light of Eternal Brightness ; 
needy, to the Lord of Heaven 
and earth; creatures, to our 
Creator ; wandering sheep, to 
the Good Shepherd ; desolate, 
to the loving Comforter ; sin- 
ful, to the Bestower of pardon ; 
hardened, to the Infuser of 
grace ; and we beseech Thee, 
of Thine infinite mercy, that 
Thou wouldest vouchsafe to 
heal our sickness ; to cleanse 
our defilements ; to enlighten 
our darkness; to enrich our 
poverty; to bring us back 
from our wanderings ; to con- 
sole our desolation ; to grant 



pardon to the sinner ; to give 
a heart of flesh for a heart of 
stone ; that we may receive 
the Bread of angels with such 
contrition and humility, such 
devotion and fear, such faith 
and love, such purpose and 
intention, that it may profit 
us unto eternal life, and be to 
us the remission of all our 
sins. Amen. 

Or this : 

Great High Priest, the 
True Priest, J esus Christ, who 
can worthily draw nigh unto 
this Holy Sacrament unless 
Thou, God, makest him 
worthy ? We know, Lord, 
yea, truly do we know, and 
do confess it to Thy loving- 
kindness, that we are not 
worthy to approach so high a 
Mystery by reason of our 
many sins and numberless 
negligences. But we know, 
and truly do believe with our 
whole heart and confess with 
our lips, that Thou canst 
make us worthy, Who alone 
canst make him to be clean 
that is conceived in sin. By 
this Thy almighty power, we 
beseech Thee, our God, that 
Thou wouldest grant to us 
sinners to approach this Holy 
Sacrament with fear and 
trembling, with purity of 
heart and spiritual joy, and 
wouldest vouchsafe us to feel 
the sweetness of Thy most 
blessed Presence ; for Thine 
infinite mercy's sake. Amen. 



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Lord Jesus, we come to 
Thee, trusting in no righteous- 
ness of our own. We come 
to Thee, emptied of ourself 
and begging Thee to fill us 
with Thine own Self, to wash 
our soiled robes in Thy 
Precious Blood. We come to 
Thee in the Sacrament of Thy 
most blessed Body and Blood, 
as to the foot of the Cross. 
Lord, as Thou didst suffer 
a poor penitent with unclean 
lips to kiss Thy feet at sup- 
per, and to stand all cleansed 
beside Thy Cross on Calvary, 
so suffer us, all trembling 
with our conscious guilt, to 
touch Thee through the Sacra- 
ment of Thy Atonement, lest 
we die. Amen. 

Merciful Lord Jesus, 
look upon Thy servants in 
Thy goodness. Incline Thine 
ear unto us, for we are poor 
and in misery. Strengthen 
our sin-wearied, hungry souls, 
Thou Who art the Bread of 
Life. Eefresh us, faint and 
thirsty on our way, with those 
streams of living water which 
flow from Thy wounded Side, 
Thou Eock of Ages. Let us 
be satisfied with the plen- 
teousness of Thy Father's 
house; make us to drink of 
the river of Thy pleasures : 
for with Thee is the well of 



life, and in Thy light shall we 
see light. Amen. 

V. Lord, come to us, that 
Thou mayest cleanse us. 

E. Lord, come to us, that 
Thou mayest heal us. 

V. Lord, come to us, that 
Thou mayest strengthen us. 

And grant that, having re- 
ceived Thee, we may never be 
separated from Thee by our 
sins, but may continue Thine 
for ever, till we see Thee face 
to face in Thy Heavenly King- 
dom, where, with the Father 
and the Holy Ghost, Thou 
livest and reignest, ever One 
God, world without end. Amen. 

Almighty and Everlasting 
Gocl, Who art always more 
ready to hear than we to pray, 
and are wont to give more 
than either we desire or de- 
serve ; pour down upon us the 
abundance of Thy mercy, for- 
giving us those things where- 
of our conscience is afraid, and 
giving us those good things 
which we are not worthy to 
ask, but through the merits 
and mediation of Jesus Christ, 
Thy Son our Lord. Amen. 

The grace of our Lord Jesus 
Christ, and the love of God, 
and the fellowship of the 
Holy Ghost, be with us all 
evermore. Amen. 



THANKSGIVING AFTER HOLY COMMUNION. 



V. Glory be to the Father, 
and to the Son, and to the 
Holy Ghost. 

E. As it was in the begin- 
ning, is now, and ever shall 
be, world without end. Amen. 

Antiphon. As ye have there- 
fore received Christ Jesus : 

Benedicite, omnia opera, 
all ye works of the Lord, 
bless ye the Lord : praise 
Him, and magnify Him for 
ever. 

ye Angels of the Lord, 
bless ye the Lord : praise Him, 
and magnify Him for ever. 

ye Children of Men, 
bless ye the Lord : praise Him, 
and magnify Him for ever. 

let Israel bless the Lord : 
praise Him, and magnify Him 
for ever. 

ye Priests of the Lord, 
bless ye the Lord : praise 
Him, and magnify Him for 
ever. 

ye Servants of the Lord, 
bless ye the Lord : praise 
Him, and magnify Him for 
ever. 

ye Spirits and Souls of 
the Eighteous, bless ye the 
Lord : praise Him, and mag- 
nify Him for ever. 



ye holy and humble Men 
of Heart, bless ye the Lord : 
praise Him, and magnify Him 
for ever. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Or this. 
Ps. cxi. Confitebor tibi. 

1 I will give thanks unto 
the Lord with my whole 
heart : secretly among the 
faithful, and in the congrega- 
tion. 

2 The works of the Lord 
are great : sought out of all 
them thathave pleasure there- 
in. 

3 His work is worthy to be 
praised, and had in honour : 
and His righteousness en- 
dureth for ever. 

4 The merciful and gracious 
Lord hath so done His mar- 
vellous works : that they 
ought to be had in remem- 
brance. 

5 He hath given meat unto 
them that fear Him : He 
shall ever be mindful of His 
covenant. 

6 He hath showed His peo- 
ple the power of His works : 
that He may give them the 
heritage of the heathen. 

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are verity and judgment : all 
His commandments are true. 

8 They stand fast for ever 
and ever : and are done in 
truth and equity. 

9 He sent redemption unto 
His people : He hath com- 
manded His covenant for ever ; 
Holy and Eeverend is His 
Name. 

10 The fear of the Lord is 
the beginning of wisdom : a 
good understanding have all 
they that do thereafter; the 
praise of it endureth for ever. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

When the Thanksgiving fol- 
lows immediately upon the 
Celebration, and is said in 
the same place, here shall 
be used the Song of Simeon, 
as follow 's : 

Nunc dimittis, S. Luke ii. 29. 

Lord, now lettest Thou Thy 
servant depart in peace : ac- 
cording to Thy word. 

For mine eyes have seen : 
Thy Salvation, 

Which Thou hast prepared : 
before the face of all people ; 

To be a Light to lighten 
the Gentiles : and to be the 
Glory of Thy people Israel. 

Glory be to the Father, &c. 

Antiphon. As ye have there- 
fore received Christ J esus the 
Lord ; so walk ye in Him. 

The Chapter, Isa. vi. 5. 
Then said I, "Woe is me! 
for I am undone ; because I 
am a man of unclean lips, and 



I dwell in the midst of a peo- 
ple of unclean lips : for mine 
eyes have seen the King, the 
Lord of Hosts. Then flew 
one of the Seraphim unto me, 
having a live coal in his hand, 
which he had taken with the 
tongs from off the altar : and 
he laid it upon my mouth, and 
said, Lo, this hath touched 
thy lips, and thine iniquity 
is taken away and thy sin 
purged. 

E, Thanks be to God. 

V. Lord, Thy loving- 
kindness is better than the 
life itself ; 

E. Our lips shall praise 
Thee. 

V. Thou feddest Thy peo- 
ple with angels' food. 

E. And didst give them 
Bread from Heaven. 

V. Let us give thanks to 
God for His unspeakable Gift. 
All kneeling. 

We give Thee thanks, 
Lord, Holy Father, Almighty, 
Everlasting God, Who hast 
vouchsafed, not for any desert 
of ours but of Thy great mercy 
only, to feed us sinners, Thy 
unworthy servants, with the 
Body and Blood of Thy Son, 
our Lord Jesus Christ; and 
we pray Thee that this Holy 
Communion may not be for 
our judgment and condemna- 
tion, but for our pardon and 
salvation. Let it be unto us 
an armour of faith and a 



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shield of good purpose, a rid- 
dance of all vices and a root- 
ing-out of all evil desires, an 
increase of love and patience, 
of humility and obedience, 
and of all virtues ; a defence 
against the wiles of our ene- 
mies, visible and invisible, a 
firm adherence to Thee, the 
One True God, and a blessed 
consummation of our end, 
when Thou dost call. And 
we pray Thee that Thou 
wouldest bring us sinners to 
that unspeakable Feast where 
Thou, with the Son and the 
Holy Spirit, art the everlast- 
ing Eefreshment of Thy faith- 
ful ones ; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 

We beseech Thee, Lord, 
favourably to receive our 
prayers and intercessions 
which we make now before 
Thy holy Altar. We pray 
for all who are dear to us, all 
who desire our prayers and all 
who pray for us. We pray 
for those who are over us in 
the Lord, for all in sorrow 
and suffering, in banishment 
and in prison, and for all sick 
and dying persons. We be- 
seech Thee also, Lord, to 
hear our prayers for all the 
faithful throughout the world. 
Grant that all the divided 
members of the Catholic 
Church, in the East and in 
the West, and all who confess 
Christ's Holy Xame and are 
called Christians, may be re- 



i united as at the beginning, in 
the Apostles' doctrine and 
fellowship, and in the Break- 
ing of Bread, and in the Pray- 
ers. Eemove far from us and 
from all others whatever may 
hinder or delay such reunion, 
all suspicious prejudices and 
thoughts and judgments, and 
endue us with such ardent love 
towards Thee and towards 
each other, that we may be 
one in heart even as Thou, 
Lord, art One with the Father. 
And we praise and bless Thy 
Holy Xame for all Thy ser- 
vants who are gone before us 
in Thy faith and fear, and 
sleep the sleep of peace. 
Grant that we, with them, 
may have our perfect consum- 
mation and bliss where sorrow 
and sighing are banished and 
the light of Thy countenance 
shines for ever. Lord, hear 
our prayer, and grant it for 
Thy Name's sake. Amen. 

God of all mercy, may the 
awful and blessed Sacrament 
we have now received, seal to 
our souls pardon and peace ; 
that being made whole we 
may arise and sin no more. 
Amen. 

Consecrate us, Lord, our 
souls and bodies, unto Thy- 
self for ever ; that no unclean 
thing may enter in to defile 
the place which Thou hast 
wondrously chosen for Thine 
own abode. Amen. 



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Grant, God, that the fire 
of Thy love may enkindle onr 
hearts ; that we may die unto 
the world for love of Thee, 
Who on the Cross didst die 
for love of us. Amen. 

Abide with us, Lord, that 
we may evermore abide with 
Thee ; for whom have we in 
Heaven but Thee, and there 
is none upon earth that we 
desire in comparison of Thee. 
Amen. 

Abide with us, Lord, that 
our hearts may burn within 
us as Thou communest with 
us by the way, till we reach 
our blessed Home, where there 
is no more pain or sorrow or 
crying, where Thou art all in 
all. Amen. 

Grant, Lord, that as we 
have now received Thee, veiled 
in a Mystery, hidden from our 
longing eyes, so we may here- 
after see Thee with Face un- 
veiled, and that all the desires 
of our souls may be satisfied 
in Thee in that day, to Whom, 
with the Father and the Holy | 



Ghost, be all honour and 
glory for ever. Amen. 

{To be said all together.) 
Blessed be the Lord God, 
even the God of Israel, Which 
only doeth wondrous things ; 
and blessed be the Name of 
His Majesty for ever ; and all 
the earth shall be filled with 
His Majesty. Amen, Amen. 

Num. vi. 24. 
The Lord bless us and keep 
us ; the Lord make His face 
to shine upon us, and be 
gracious unto us; the Lord 
lift up the light of His coun- 
tenance upon us and give us 
peace, now and for ever. 
Amen. 

Or this. 
The peace of our Lord 
Jesus Christ, the virtue of 
His holy, life-giving Cross, 
the merit of His mysterious, 
interceding Passion, the power 
of His atoning Death upon 
the Tree, the glory of His 
mighty Kesurrection, and the 
benefit of His Ascension far 
above all heavens, remain with 
us for ever. Amen. 



PEAYEES AND THANKSGIVINGS. 



Imagers. 

For Absent Sisters. 
God, Who by the grace 
of Thy Holy Spirit didst pour 
the gifts of love into the 
hearts of Thy faithful people ; 
bestow upon Thy servants, 
our absent Sisters, health both 
of body and mind ; that they 
may love Thee with their 
whole strength, and may with 
all love do such things as 
please Thee; through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Before a Journey. 
Almighty God, Who fillest 
all things with Thy Presence, 
and art a God afar off as well 
as near at hand ; we humbly 
beseech Thee to give Thy 
holy Angels charge over this 
Thy servant, now setting forth 
on her journey. Protect her, 
in her going out and coming 
in, from all dangers and evil 
accidents; that being pros- 
pered on her way, and con- 
ducted in safety to her jour- 
ney's end, she may keep Thy 
great goodness in remem- 
brance, and serve Thee faith- 
fully all the days of her life ; 
through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 



For Defence in Danger. 

Almighty God, our only 
Eefuge in trouble, our only 
Help in time of need; look 
down from Heaven, we hum- 
bly beseech Thee, and behold 
the necessity of Thy servants. 
Be unto us a shield and 
defence against the danger 
which threatens us, that 
through Thy almighty pro- 
tection we may receive no 
hurt, and may be enabled 
unharmed to render thanks to 
Thee; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 

For the Clergy. 

Blessed Jesus, Who hast 
purchased to Thyself an uni- 
versal Church, and hast prom- 
ised to be with the Ministers 
of Apostolic Succession to the 
end of the world; sanctify, 
we beseech Thee, the Prelates 
and Pastors of Thy sheep. 
Make them holy, pure and full 
of good works, meek and 
zealous, and fearless in the 
defence of Thy Church ; that 
our adversary the devil, over- 
come by their faith and holi- 
ness, may not dare to touch 
or violate the flock of the 
Lord. Hear us, Blessed 



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Jesus, to Whom we render 
glory, with the Father and the 
Holy Spirit, now and ever, 
and unto ages of ages. Amen. 

For those who Teach. 
Be present, Lord, to our 
supplications, and graciously 
hearken unto us who our- 
selves need instruction; and 
as Thou hast made us minis- 
ters of Thy Word to some of 
Thy brethren and little ones, 
so give us confidence to per- 
form Thine office; and do 
Thou Thyself teach them 
through our ministrations, 
that what has been performed 
by our humble service may 
be fulfilled by Thy effectual 
power ; Who livest and reign- 
est with the Father and the 
Holy Ghost, One God, world 
without end. Amen. 



After a Journey. 
Almighty God, Who savest 
our life from destruction, and 



crownest us with mercy and 
loving-kindness ; we give Thee 
hearty thanks that Thou hast 
brought this Thy servant safe 
to the end of her journey. 
May she be truly thankful 
for this Thy mercy towards 
her ; that walking before Thee 
in holiness and righteousness, 
she may show forth Thy praise 
all the days of her pilgrimage, 
and finally attain to the Hea- 
venly Country ; through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

For Preservation in Danger. 

Almighty God, Who art a 
strong tower of defence unto 
all Thy servants ; we yield 
Thee praise and thanksgiving 
for our deliverance from the 
great and apparent danger 
whereby we were threatened. 
May we be duly sensible of 
Thy merciful providence to- 
wards us, and ever show forth 
our thankfulness by a holy 
trust in Thee, and obedience 
to Thy laws; through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 



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LLECTS. 



The First Sunday in Advent. 

Almighty God, give us 
grace that we may cast away 
the works of darkness, and 
put upon us the armour of 
light, now in the time of this 
mortal life, in which Thy son 
Jesus Christ came to visit us 
in great humility ; that in the 
Last Day, when He shall 
come again in His glorious 
Majesty to judge both the 
quick and dead, we may rise 
to the life immortal, through 
Him Who liveth and reigneth 
with Thee and the Holy 
Ghost, now and ever. Amen. 

The Second Sunday in Advent. 

Blessed Lord, Who hast 
caused all Holy Scriptures to 
be written for our learning; 
grant that we may in such 
wise hear them, read, mark, 
learn, and inwardly digest 
them, that by patience, and 
comfort of Thy Holy Word, 
we may embrace, and ever 
hold fast the blessed hope of 
everlasting life, which Thou 
hast given us in our Saviour 
Jesus Christ. Amen. 

The Third Sunday in Advent. 

Lord Jesus Christ, Who 
at Thy First Coming didst 



send Thy messenger to pre- 
pare Thy way before Thee; 
Grant that the ministers and 
stewards of Thy mysteries 
may so prepare and make 
ready Thy way, by turning the 
hearts of the disobedient to 
the wisdom of the just, that 
at Thy Second Coming to 
judge the world we may be 
found an acceptable people 
in Thy sight, Who livest and 
reignest with the Father and 
the Holy Spirit, ever One God, 
world without end. Amen. 

The Fourth Sunday in Advent. 

Lord, raise up, we pray 
Thee, Thy power, and come 
among us, and with great 
might succour us ; that where- 
as, through our sins and 
wickedness, we are sore let 
and hindered in running the 
race that is set before us, Thy 
bountiful grace and mercy 
may speedily help and deliver 
us ; through the satisfaction 
of Thy Son our Lord, to Whom, 
with Thee and the Holy 
Ghost, be honour and glory, 
world without end. Amen. 

Christmas-Day. 
Almighty God, Who hast 
given us Thy Only-Begotten 
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Him, and as at this time to be 
born of a pure Virgin ; grant 
that we being regenerate, and 
made Thy children by adop- 
tion and grace, may daily be 
renewed by Thy Holy Spirit ; 
through the same our Lord 
Jesus Christ, Who liveth and 
reigneth with Thee and the 
same Spirit, ever One God, 
world without end. Amen. 

Saint Stephen's Day. 

Grant, Lord, that in all 
our sufferings here upon earth 
for the testimony of Thy 
truth, we may steadfastly 
look up to Heaven, and by 
faith behold the glory that 
shall be revealed ; and, being 
filled with the Holy Ghost, 
may learn to love and bless 
our persecutors by the ex- 
ample of Thy first Martyr 
Saint Stephen, who prayed 
for his murderers to Thee, 
blessed Jesus, Who standest 
at the right hand of God to 
succour all those who suffer 
for Thee, our only Mediator 
and Advocate. Amen. 

Saint John the Evangelist's 
Daij. 

Merciful Lord, we beseech 
Thee to cast Thy bright beams 
of light upon Thy Church, 
that it being instructed by the 
doctrine of Thy blessed Apos- 
tle and Evangelist Saint J ohn, 
may so walk in the light of 
Thy truth, that it may at 



length attain to everlasting 
life; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 

The Innocents' Day. 

Almighty God, Who out 
of the mouths of Babes 
and Sucklings hast ordained 
strength, and madest Infants 
to glorify Thee by their 
deaths; Mortify and kill all 
vices in us, and so strengthen 
us by Thy grace, that by the 
innocency of our lives, and 
constancy of our faith even 
unto death, we may glorify 
Thy Holy Name; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

The Sunday after Christmas- 
Day. 

Almighty God, Who hast 
given us Thy Only-Begotten 
Son to take our nature upon 
Him, and as at this time to 
be born of a pure Virgin; 
Grant that we being regener- 
ate, and made Thy children 
by adoption and grace, may 
daily be renewed by Thy Holy 
Spirit ; through the same our 
Lord Jesus Christ, Who liveth 
and reigneth with Thee and 
the same Spirit, ever One God, 
world without end. Amen. 

The Circumcision of Christ. 

Almighty God, Who madest 
Thy blessed Son to be circum- 
cised, and obedient to the law 
for man; Grant us the true 
Circumcision of the Spirit; 



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that, our hearts, and all our 
members, being mortified from 
all worldly and carnal lusts, 
we may in all things obey 
Thy blessed Will; through 
the same Thy Son Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

The Epiphany. 

God, Who by the leading 
of a star didst manifest Thy 
Only-Begotten Son to the 
Gentiles ; Mercifully grant 
that we, who know Thee 
now by faith, may after 
this life have the fruition 
of Thy glorious Godhead; 
through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

The First Sunday after the 
Epiphany. 

Lord, we beseech Thee 
mercifully to receive the 
prayers of Thy people who 
call upon Thee ; and grant 
that they may both perceive 
and know what things they 
ought to do, and also may 
have grace and power faith- 
fully to fulfil the same; 
through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

The Second Sunday after the 
Epiphany. 

Almighty and Everlasting 
God, Who dost govern all 
things in heaven and earth; 
Mercifully hear the supplica- 
tions of Thy people, and grant 



us Thy peace all the days of 
our life ; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 

The Third Sunday after the 
Epiphany. 

Almighty and Everlasting 
God, mercifully look upon our 
infirmities, and in all our 
dangers and necessities stretch 
forth Thy right hand to help 
and defend us ; through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

The Fourth Sunday after the 
Epiphany. 

God, Who knowest us to 
be set in the midst of so many 
and great dangers, that by 
reason of the frailty of our 
nature we cannot always stand 
upright; Grant to us such 
strength and protection, as 
may support us in all dangers, 
and carry us through all 
temptations ; through J esus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

The Fifth Sunday after the 
Epiphany. 

Lord, we beseech Thee 
to keep Thy Church and 
household continually in Thy 
true religion; that they 
who do lean only upon 
the hope of Thy heavenly 
grace may evermore be de- 
fended by Thy mighty power ; 
through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 



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The Sixth Sunday after the 
Epiphany. 

God, Whose blessed Son 
was manifested that He might 
destroy the works of the devil, 
and make us the sons of God, 
and heirs of eternal life; 
Grant us, we beseech Thee, 
that, having this hope, we 
may purify ourselves, even as 
He is pure; that, when He 
shall appear again with power 
and great glory, we may be 
made like unto Him in His 
eternal and glorious Kingdom; 
where with Thee, Father, 
and Thee, Holy Ghost, He 
liveth and reigneth, ever One 
God, world without end. 
Amen, 

The Sunday called Septua- 
gesima. 

Lord, we beseech Thee 
favourably to hear the prayers 
of Thy people ; that we, who 
are justly punished for our 
offences, may be mercifully 
delivered by Thy goodness, 
for the glory of Thy Name ; 
through Jesus Christ our 
Saviour, Who liveth and reign- 
eth with Thee and the Holy 
Ghost, ever One God, world 
without end. Amen. 

The Sunday called Sexages- 
ima. 

Lord God, Who seest 
that we put not our trust in 
anything that we do ; Merci- 
fully grant that by Thy power 



we may be defended against 
all adversity; through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

The Sunday called Quinqua- 
gesima. 

Lord, Who hast taught 
us that all our doings without 
charity are nothing worth; 
send Thy Holy Ghost, and 
pour into our hearts that most 
excellent gift of charity, the 
very bond of peace and of all 
virtues, without which whoso- 
ever liveth is counted dead 
before Thee. Grant this for 
Thine Only Son Jesus Christ's 
sake. Amen. 

Ash- Wednesday. 

Almighty and Everlasting 
God, Who hatest nothing that 
Thou hast made, and dost for- 
give the sins of all those who 
are penitent ; Create and make 
in us new and contrite hearts, 
that we worthily lamenting 
our sins, and acknowledging 
our wretchedness, may obtain 
of Thee, the God of all mercy, 
perfect remission and forgive- 
ness; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 

The First Sunday in Lent. 

Lord, Who for our sake 
didst fast forty days and forty 
nights ; Give us grace to use 
such abstinence, that, our 
flesh being subdued to the 
Spirit, we may ever obey Thy 
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ness, and true holiness, to 
Thy honour and glory, Who 
livest and reignest with the 
Father and the Holy Ghost, 
One God, world without end. 
Amen. 

The Second Sunday in Lent. 

Almighty God, Who seest 
that we have no power of our- 
selves to help ourselves ; Keep 
us both outwardly in our 
bodies, and inwardly in our 
souls ; that we may be de- 
fended from all adversities 
which may happen to the body, 
and from all evil thoughts 
which may assault and hurt 
the soul; through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

The Third Sunday in Lent. 
We beseech Thee, Almighty 
God, look upon the hearty de- 
sires of Thy humble servants, 
and stretch forth the right 
hand of Thy Majesty, to be 
our defence against all our 
enemies ; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 

The Fourth Sunday in Lent. 

Grant, we beseech Thee, 
Almighty God, that we, who 
for our evil deeds do worthily 
deserve to be punished, by 
the comfort of Thy grace 
may mercifully be relieved; 
through our Lord and Saviour 
Jesus Christ. Amen. 

The Fifth Sunday in Lent. 
We beseech Thee, Almighty 
God, mercifully to look upon 



Thy people ; that by Thy 
great goodness they may be 
governed and preserved ever- 
more, both in body and soul ; 
through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

The Sunday next before Faster. 

Almighty and Everlasting 
God, Who, of Thy tender love 
towards mankind, hast sent 
Thy Son, our Saviour Jesus 
Christ, to take upon Him our 
flesh, and to suffer death upon 
the cross, that all mankind 
should follow the example of 
His great humility; Merci- 
fully grant, that we may both 
follow the example of His 
patience, and also be made par- 
takers of His Resurrection ; 
through the same Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Good-Friday. 
Almighty God, we beseech 
Thee graciously to behold 
this Thy family, for which our 
Lord Jesus Christ was con- 
tented to be betrayed, and 
given up into the hands of 
wicked men, and to suffer 
death upon the cross, Who 
now liveth and reigneth with 
Thee and the Holy Ghost, 
ever One God, world without 
end. Amen. 

Almighty and Everlasting 
God, by Whose Spirit the 
whole Body of the Church is 
governed and sanctified; Ee- 
ceive our supplications and 
prayers, which we offer before 



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Thee for all estates of men in 
Thy Holy Church, that every 
member of the same, in his 
vocation and ministry, may 
truly and godly serve Thee ; 
through our Lord and Saviour 
Jesus Christ. Amen. 

Merciful God, Who hast 
made all men, and hatest 
nothing that Thou hast made, 
nor desirest the death of a 
sinner, but rather that he 
should be converted and live ; 
Have mercy upon all Jews, 
Turks, Infidels and Heretics ; 
and take from them all igno- 
rance, hardness of heart, and 
contempt of Thy Word ; and 
so fetch them home, Blessed 
Lord, to Thy flock, that they 
may be saved among the rem- 
nant of the true Israelites, and 
be made one Fold under one 
Shepherd, Jesus Christ our 
Lord, Who liveth and reign- 
eth with Thee and the Holy 
Spirit, One God, world with- 
out end. Amen. 

Easter-Even. 
Grant, Lord, that as we 
are baptized into the death of 
Thy blessed Son our Saviour 
Jesus Christ, so by continual 
mortifying our corrupt affec- 
tions we may be buried with 
Him; and that through the 
grave, and gate of death, we 
may pass to our joyful resur- 
rection ; for His merits, Who 
died, and was buried, and rose 
again for us, Thy Son Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 



Easter-Day. 

Almighty God, Who through 
Thine Only-Begotten Son 
Jesus Christ hast overcome 
death, and opened unto us the 
gate of everlasting life; We 
humbly beseech Thee, that, as 
by Thy special grace prevent- 
ing us Thou dost put into our 
minds good desires, so by Thy 
continual help we may bring 
the same to good effect ; 
through Jesus Christ our 
Lord, Who liveth and reigneth 
with Thee and the Holy Ghost, 
ever One God, world without 
end. Amen. 

The First Sunday after Easter. 

Almighty Father, Who hast 
given Thine Only Son to die 
for our sins, and to rise again 
for our justification ; Grant us 
so to put away the malice of 
leaven and wickedness, that 
we may always serve Thee in 
pureness of living and truth ; 
through the merits of the 
same Thy Son Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 

The Second Sunday after 
Easter. 
Almighty God, Who hast 
given Thine Only Son to be 
unto us both a Sacrifice for 
sin, and also an Ensample of 
godly life ; Give us grace that 
we may always most thank- 
fully receive that His inesti- 
mable benefit, and also daily 
endeavour ourselves to follow 
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holy life ; through the same 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

The Third Sunday after 
Easter. 

Almighty God. Who show- 
est to them that are in error 
the light of Thy truth, to the 
intent that they may return 
into the way of righteousness : 
Grant unto all those who are 
admitted into the fellowship 
of Christ's Religion, that 
they may avoid those things 
that are contrary to their 
profession, and follow all such 
things as are agreeable to the 
same : through our Lord J esus 
Christ. Amen. 

The Fourth Sunday after 
Easter. 

Almighty Gocl. Who alone 
canst order the unruly wills 
and affections of sinful men ; 
Grant unto Thy people, that 
they may love the thing 
which Thou coniniandest, and 
desire that which Thou dost 
promise ; that so, among the 
sundry and manifold changes 
of the world, our hearts may 
surely there be fixed, where 
true joys are to be found; 
through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

The Fifth Sunday after 
Easter. 

Lord, from TVhom all 
good things do come ; Grant 
to us Thy humble servants, 



that by Thy holy inspiration 
we may think those things 
that are good, and by Thy 
merciful guiding may perform 
the same; through our Lord 
Jesus Christ. Amen. 

The Ascension-Day. 

Grant, we beseech Thee, 
Almighty God, that like as 
we do believe Thy Only-Be- 
gotten Son our Lord Jesus 
Christ to have ascended into 
the heavens ; so we may also 

| in heart and mind thither 

I ascend, and with Him con- 
tinually dwell, Who liveth 

| and reigneth with Thee and 
the Holy Ghost, One God, 

j world without end. Amen. 

Sunday after Ascens ion-Day. 

God the King of Glory, 
Who hast exalted Thine Only 
Son Jesus Christ with great 
triumph unto Thy kingdom in 

; heaven; We beseech Thee, 

j leave us not comfortless ; but 
send to us Thine Holy Ghost 
to comfort us, and exalt us 

\ unto the same place whither 
our Saviour Christ is gone be- 
fore, Who liveth and reigneth 
with Thee and the Holy Ghost. 

i One God, world without end. 
Amen. 

WJiit sun-Day. 

God, Who as at this time 
didst teach the hearts of Thy 
, faithful people,, by sending to 
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Spirit ; Grant us by the same 
Spirit to have a right judg- 
ment in all things, and ever- 
more to rejoice in His holy 
comfort; through the merits 
of Christ Jesus our Saviour, 
Who liveth and reigneth with 
Thee, in the unity of the same 
Spirit, One God, world with- 
out end. Amen. 

Trinity- Sunday. 

Almighty and Everlasting 
God, Who hast given unto us 
Thy servants grace, by the 
confession of a true faith, to 
acknowledge the glory of the 
eternal Trinity, and in the 
power of the Divine Majesty 
to worship the Unity; We 
beseech Thee that Thou 
wouldest keep us steadfast in 
this faith, and evermore de- 
fend us from all adversities, 
Who livest and reignest, One 
God, world without end. 
Amen. 

The First Sunday after Trin- 
ity. 

God, the Strength of all 
those Who put their trust in 
Thee; Mercifully accept our 
prayers : and because, through 
the weakness of our mortal 
nature, we can do no good 
thing without Thee, grant us 
the help of Thy grace, that 
in keeping Thy command- 
ments we may please Thee, 
both in will and deed; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 



The Second Sunday after 
Trinity. 
Lord, Who never failest 
to help and govern those 
whom Thou dost bring up in 
Thy steadfast fear and love ; 
Keep us, we beseech Thee, 
under the protection of Thy 
good providence, and make us 
to have a perpetual fear and 
love of Thy Holy Name ; 
through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

The Third Sunday after 
Trinity. 
Lord, we beseech Thee 
mercifully to hear us ; and 
grant that we, to whom Thou 
hast given an hearty desire to 
pray, may, by Thy mighty 
aid, be defended and comfort- 
ed in all dangers and adversi- 
ties ; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 

The Fourth Sunday after 
Trinity. . 
God, the Protector of all 
that trust in Thee, without 
Whom nothing is strong, 
nothing is holy ; Increase and 
multiply upon us Thy mercy ; 
that, Thou being our Euler 
and Guide, we may so pass 
through things temporal, that 
we finally lose not the things 
eternal. Grant this, Heaven- 
ly Father, for Jesus Christ's 
sake our Lord. Amen. 

The Fifth Sunday after Trin- 
ity. 

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Thee, that the course of this 
world may be so peaceably- 
ordered by Thy governance, 
that Thy Church may joyfully 
serve Thee in all godly quiet- 
ness ; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 

The Sixth Sunday after Trin- 
ity. 

God, Who hast prepared 
for those who love Thee such 
good things as pass man's 
understanding ; Pour into our 
hearts such love towards Thee, 
that we, loving Thee above 
all things, may obtain Thy 
promises, which exceed all 
that we can desire ; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

The Seventh Sunday after 
Trinity. 

Lord of all power and might, 
Who art the Author and Giver 
of all good things ; Graft in 
our hearts the love of Thy 
Name, increase in us true 
religion, nourish us with all 
goodness, and of Thy great 
mercy keep us in the same ; 
through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

The Eighth Sunday after 
Trinity. 

God, Whose never-fail- 
ing providence ordereth all 
things both in heaven and 
earth; We humbly beseech 
Thee to put away from us all 
hurtful things, and to give us 
those things which are profit- 



able for us ; through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

The Ninth Sunday after Trin- 
ity. 

Grant to us, Lord, we be- 
seech Thee, the spirit to think 
and do always such things as 
are right ; that we, who can- 
not do anything that is good 
without Thee, may by Thee 
be enabled to live according 
to Thy Will ; through J esus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

The Tenth Sunday after Trin- 
ity. 

Let Thy merciful ears, 
Lord, be open to the prayers 
of Thy humble servants ; and 
that they may obtain their 
petitions make them to ask 
such things as shall please 
Thee; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 

The Eleventh Sunday after 
Trinity. 
God, Who declarest Thy 
almighty power chiefly in 
showing mercy and pity; 
Mercifully grant unto us such 
a measure of Thy grace, that 
we, running the way of Thy 
commandments, may obtain 
Thy gracious promises, and 
be made partakers of Thy 
heavenly treasure ; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

The Twelfth Sunday after 
Trinity. 
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ready to hear than we to pray, 
and art wont to give more 
than either we desire or de- 
serve ; Pour down upon us 
the abundance of Thy mercy ; 
forgiving us those things 
whereof our conscience is 
afraid, and giving us those 
good things which we are not 
worthy to ask, but through 
the merits and mediation of 
Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our 
Lord. Amen. 

The Thirteenth Sunday after 
Trinity. 

Almighty and Merciful God, 
of whose only gift it cometh 
that Thy faithful people do 
unto Thee true and laudable 
service; Grant, we beseech 
Thee, that we may so faith- 
fully serve Thee in this life, 
that we fail not finally to 
attain Thy heavenly prom- 
ises ; through the merits of 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

The Fourteenth Sunday after 
Trinity. 
Almighty and Everlasting 
God, give unto us the increase 
of faith, hope, and charity; 
and, that we may obtain that 
which Thou dost promise, 
make us to love that which 
Thou dost command ; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

The Fifteenth Sunday after 
Trinity. 
Keep, we beseech Thee, 
Lord, Thy Church with Thy 



perpetual mercy ; and, because 
the frailty of man without 
Thee cannot but fall, keep us 
ever by Thy help from all 
things hurtful, and lead us to 
all things profitable to our sal- 
vation ; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 

The Sixteenth Sunday after 
Trinity. 
Lord, we beseech Thee, 
let Thy continual pity cleanse 
and defend Thy Church ; and, 
because it cannot continue in 
safety without Thy succour, 
preserve it evermore by Thy 
help and goodness ; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

The Seventeenth Sunday after 
Trinity. 
Lord, we pray Thee that 
Thy grace may always prevent 
and follow us, and make us 
continually to be given to all 
good works ; through J esus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

The Eighteenth Sunday after 
Trinity. 
Lord, we beseech Thee, 
grant Thy people grace to 
withstand the temptations of 
the world, the flesh, and the 
devil; and with pure hearts 
and minds to follow Thee, 
the only God ; through J esus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

The Nineteenth Sunday after 
Trinity. 
God, forasmuch as with- 
out Thee we are not able to 



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please Th.ee ; Mercifully grant 
that Thy Holy Spirit may in 
all things direct and rule our 
hearts ; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 

The Twentieth Sunday after 
Trinity. 

Almighty and Most 
Merciful God, of Thy bounti- 
ful goodness keep us, we be- 
seech Thee, from all things 
that may hurt us ; that we, 
being ready both in body and 
soul, may cheerfully accom- 
plish those things which Thou 
commandest ; through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

The Twenty-first Sunday after 
Trinity. 

Grant, we beseech Thee, 
merciful Lord, to Thy faith- 
ful people pardon and peace, 
that they may be cleansed 
from all their sins, and serve 
Thee with a quiet mind; 
through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

The Tiuenty -second Sunday 
after Trinity. 

Lord, we beseech Thee to 
keep Thy household the 
Church in continual godliness ; 
that through Thy protection 
it may be free from all adver- 
sities, and devoutly given to 
serve Thee in good works, to 
the glory of Thy Name ; 
through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 



The Twenty-third Sunday 
after Trinity. 

God, our Eefuge and 
Strength, Who art the Author 
of all godliness ; Be ready, 
we beseech Thee, to hear 
the devout prayers of Thy 
Church ; and grant that those 
things which we ask faith- 
fully we may obtain effectu- 
ally ; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 

The Tiventy-fourth Sunday 
after Trinity. 

Lord, we beseech Thee, 
absolve Thy people from their 
offences ; that through Thy 
bountiful goodness we may 
all be delivered from the 
bands of those sins, which by 
our frailty we have commit- 
ted. Grant this, Heavenly 
Father, for Jesus Christ's 
sake, our blessed Lord and 
Saviour. Amen. 

The Twenty-Fifth Sunday 
after Trinity. 
Stir up, we beseech Thee, 
Lord, the wills of Thy 
faithful people; that they, 
plenteously bringing forth the 
fruit of good works, may by 
Thee be plenteously reward- 
ed ; through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

Saint Andrew Day. 

Almighty God, Who didst 
give such grace unto Thy 
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calling of Thy Son Jesus 
Christ, and followed Him 
without delay ; Grant unto 
us all, that we, being called 
by Thy Holy Word, may 
forthwith give up ourselves 
obediently to fulfil Thy holy 
commandments ; through the 
same Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 

Saint Thomas the Apostle. 

Almighty and Everliving 
God, Who, for the greater 
confirmation of the Faith, 
didst suffer Thy holy Apostle 
Thomas to be doubtful in Thy 
Son's Resurrection ; Grant us 
so perfectly, and without all 
doubt, to believe in Thy Son 
Jesus Christ, that our faith 
in Thy sight may never be re- 
proved. Hear us, Lord, 
through the same Jesus 
Christ, to Whom, with Thee 
and the Holy Ghost, be all 
honour and glory, now and 
for evermore. Amen. 

The Conversion of Saint Paul. 

God, Who, through the 
preaching of the blessed Apos- 
tle Saint Paul, hast caused 
the light of the Gospel to 
shine throughout the world; 
Grant, we beseech Thee, that 
we, having his wonderful con- 
version in remembrance, may 
show forth our thankfulness 
unto Thee for the same, by 
following the holy doctrine 
which he taught; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 



The Purification of Saint 
Mary the Virgin. 

Almighty and Everliving 
God, we humbly beseech Thy 
Majesty, that as Thy Only- 
Begotten Son was this day 
presented in the temple in 
substance of our flesh, so we 
may be presented unto Thee 
with pure and clean hearts, 
by the same Thy Son Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Saint Matthias's Day. 

Almighty God, Who into 
the place of the traitor Judas 
didst choose Thy faithful ser- 
vant Matthias to be of the 
number of the twelve Apos- 
tles ; Grant that Thy Church, 
being alway preserved from 
false Apostles, may be or- 
dered and guided by faithful 
and true pastors ; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

The Annunciation of the 
Blessed Virgin Mary. 
We beseech Thee, Lord, 
pour Thy grace into our 
hearts; that as we have 
known the Incarnation of Thy 
Son Jesus Christ by the mes- 
sage of an Angel, so by His 
Cross and Passion we may be 
brought unto the glory of His 
Resurrection ; through the 
same Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 

Saint Mark's Day. 
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with the heavenly doctrine of 
Thy Evangelist Saint Mark ; 
Grant us grace that, being not 
like children carried away 
with every blast of vain doc- 
trine, we may be established 
in the truth of Thy Holy 
Gospel ; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 

Saint Philip and Saint 
James's Day. 

Almighty God, Whom 
truly to know is everlasting 
life; grant us perfectly to 
know Thy Son Jesus Christ 
to be the Way, the Truth, and 
the Life ; that, following the 
steps of Thy holy Apostles, 
Saint Philip and Saint James, 
we may steadfastly walk in 
the way that leadeth to eter- 
nal life ; through the same 
Thy Son Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

Saint Barnabas the Apostle. 

Lord God Almighty, Who 
didst endue Thy holy Apos- 
tle Barnabas with singular 
gifts of the Holy Ghost ; leave 
us not, we beseech Thee, des- 
titude of Thy manifold gifts, 
nor yet of grace to use them 
alway to Thy honour and 
glory; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 

Saint John Baptist's Day. 

Almighty God, by Whose 
providence Thy servant John 
Baptist was wonderfully born, 
and sent to prepare the way 



of Thy Son our Saviour, by 
preaching repentance; Make 
us so to follow his doctrine 
and holy life, that we may 
truly repent according to his 
preaching; and after his ex- 
ample constantly speak the 
truth, boldly rebuke vice, and 
patiently suffer for the truth's 
sake ; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 

Saint Peter's Day. 

Almighty God, Who by 
Thy Son Jesus Christ didst 
give to Thy Apostle Saint 
Peter many excellent gifts, 
and commandest him earnest- 
ly to feed Thy flock ; Make, 
we beseech Thee, all Bishops 
and Pastors diligently to 
preach Thy Holy Word, and 
the people obediently to fol- 
low the same, that they may 
receive the crown of everlast- 
ing glory; through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amxn. 

Saint James the Apostle. 

Grant, Merciful God, 
that as Thine holy Apostle 
Saint James, leaving his 
father and all that he had, 
without delay was obedient 
unto the calling of Thy Son 
Jesus Christ, and followed 
Him; so we, forsaking all 
worldly and carnal affections, 
may be evermore ready to 
follow Thy holy command- 
ments ; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 



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Saint Bartholomew the Apos- 
tle. 

Almighty and Everlast- 
ing God, Who didst give to 
Thine Apostle Bartholomew 
grace truly to believe and to 
preach Thy Word ; grant, we 
beseech Thee, unto Thy 
Church, to love that Word 
which he believed, and both 
to preach and receive the 
same ; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 

Saint Matthew the Apostle. 

Almighty God, Who by 
Thy blessed Son didst call 
Matthew from the receipt of 
custom to be an Apostle 
and Evangelist; Grant us 
grace to forsake all covetous 
desires, and inordinate love 
of riches, and to follow the 
same Thy Son Jesus Christ, 
Who liveth and reigneth with 
Thee and the Holy Ghost, 
One God, world without end. 
Amen. 

Saint Michael and all Angels. 

Everlasting God, Who 
hast ordained and constituted 
the services of Angels and 
men in a wonderful order ; 
Mercifully grant, that as Thy 
holy Angels always do Thee 
service in Heaven, so, by Thy 
appointment, they may suc- 
cour and defend us on earth ; 
through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 



Saint Luke the Evangelist. 

Almighty God, Who call- 
edst Luke the Physician, 
whose praise is in the Gospel, 
to be an Evangelist, and Phy- 
sician of the soul; May it 
please Thee, that, by the 
wholesome medicines of the 
doctrine delivered by him, all 
the diseases of our souls may 
be healed ; through the merits 
of Thy Son Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

Saint Simon and Saint Jude, 
Apostles. 

Almighty God, Who hast 
built Thy Church upon the 
foundation of the Apostles 
and Prophets, Jesus Christ 
Himself being the head Cor- 
ner-Stone ; Grant us so to be 
joined together in unity of 
spirit by their doctrine, that 
we may be made an Holy 
Temple acceptable unto Thee ; 
through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

All Saints' Day. 

Almighty God, Who hast 
knit together Thine elect in 
one Communion and fellow- 
ship, in the mystical Body of 
Thy Son Christ our Lord ; 
grant us grace so to follow 
Thy blessed Saints in all vir- 
tuous and godly living, that we 
may come to those unspeaka- 
ble joys, which Thou hast pre- 
pared for those who unfeign- 
edly love Thee ; through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 



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